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GARFIELD  AND  THE  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 


SOULE  &  CAMPBELL'S 
(PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK 

OF 

WORDS  OFTEN  MISPRONOUNCED, 

|UH>  OF  WORDS  AS  TO  WHICH  A  CHOICE  OF  PRONUNCIATION 
IE  ALLOWED. 

8000  Mistakes  in  Pronunciation  Corrected. 

A  POCKET  VOLUME. 

fRIOE  50   CENTS. 

In  the  able  article  on  "  CHARACTERISTICS  OF  PBESI- 
DENT  GABFIELD,"  in  The  Century  Magazine,  its  author, 
E.  V.  SMAXLEY,  thus  alludes  to  this  little  book: 

"  He  had  a  great  love  for  linguistic  knowledge,  and  would  of  tot 
make  a  half-game  and  half-study  with  his  children  of  telling  the 
Meanings  of  words,  or  detecting  errors  in  pronunciation.  Drop- 
ping in  at  his  house,  one  morning  in  the  campaign  summer  o» 
1880,  just  as  breakfast  was  over,  I  found  the  family  lingering  at 
the  table  while  the  General  read  from  a  little  dictionary  of  words 
frequently  mispronounced.  He  would  spell  the  word,  and  then 
ask  each  in  turn  what  the  correct  pronunciation  should  fee,  'tlio 
elders  were  about  as  apt  to  make  mistakes  as  the  children,  and  a 
great  deal  of  lively  chat  and  merriment,  and  not  a  littl*  instmo- 
'tton,  resulted  from  the  exercise.  This  he  kept  up  «Tery  morning 
•tor  breakout  until  the  book  was  exhausted." 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK 


OF 


WORDS  OFTEN  MISPRONOUNCED 


AND   OP 


BY 

RICHARD    SOULE 

AND 

LOOMIS   J.    CAMPBELL 


BOSTON    1894 
LEE    AND     SHEPARD     PUBLISHERS 

10  MILK  STREET  NEXT  "  THE  OLD  SOUTH  MEETING  HOUSE  " 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1873,  by 

RICHARD  SOCLE  AND  LOOHIS  J     CAMPBELL, 

m  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 


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PREFACE. 


IT  is  the  purpose  of  this  Handbook  to  report 
the  current  usage  of  the  best  speakers  with  re- 
gard to  such  words  as  are  the  most  liable  to  be  • 
mispronounced,  and  also  to  record  such  words  as 
may  be  pronounced  in  either  of  two  ways  with- 
out any  offence  to  good  taste. 

In  the  latter  case,  that  mode  which  is  supported 
by  the  greater  weight  of  authority  and  is  toe 
more  generally  accepted  is  put  first  in  order. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  book  the  latest  edi- 
tions of  the  Quarto  Dictionaries  of  Webster  and 
Worcester  have  been  examined  with  care,  and 
also  the  works  of  the  eminent  English  orthoe- 
pists,  Smart,  Cull,  and  Cooley,  who  make  known 
the  best  usage  of  cultivated  Englishmen  of  the 
present  day.  Still  further  research  has  been 
made  whenever  it  seemed  desirable. 


iv  PREFACE. 

The  compilers  have  noted  and  carefully  con- 
sidered the  cases  in  which  these  authorities  dif- 
fer, and  have  adopted  that  mode  of  pronunciation 
which  seemed  to  them  clearly  preferable. 

As  to  the  use  of  this  book  in  schools  it  may 
be  suggested  that  each  page  contains  a  suitable 
number  of  words  for  a  single  lesson.  Different 
teachers  will  doubtless  adopt  different  ways  of 
using  the  book  to  suit  the  wants  of  their 
classes. 

A  good  way  would  be  to  have  the  words  of 
the  lesson  written  out  on  the  blackboard,  with- 
out accents  or  other  marks.  The  pupils  should 
then  pronounce  the  words  as  they  are  pointed 
out  by  the  teacher. 

That  the  book  may  be  the  better  adapted  for 
use  in  schools,  some  preliminary  cautions  against 
common  errors  are  given,  and  short  lists  of  illus- 
trative  words  are  added,  to  serve  the  purpose  of 
drill  in  pronouncing  such  words  correctly. 

BOSTON,  MASS.,  1873. 


INTRODUCTION. 


1.  Marked  Letters. 

PT1HE  following  words  will  serve  to  indicate 
-•-  the  sounds  of  the  marked  letters  used  in 
the  Vocabulary :  — 

ale,  eat,  ice,  old,  use,  doze,  good,  and,  end, 
HI,  5n,  iip,  arm,  fare,  ow  is  sounded  as  in  owl, 
th  (italicized)  as  in  then,  th  (un italicized)  as  in 
thin,  g  as  in  get,  ch  as  in  chop,  er  as  in  her. 
The  vowel  a,  when  unaccented,  at  the  end  of  a 
word,  has  a  brief  sound  of  a  (as  in  arm). 

An  unmarked  vowel  (excepta),  forming  or  end- 
ing a  syllable,  has  its  long  or  name  sound. 

The  vowel  a  unmarked,  forming  or  ending  ao 
unaccented  syllable,  commonly  has  a  slight  sound 
of  a  as  in  arm.  But  see  30,  page  xv. 

An  unmarked  vowel,  followed  in  the  same  syl- 
lable by  any  consonant  except  r,  has  its  short 
sound.  But  ar  is  pronounced  as  in  arm,  er  as  in 
her,  or  as  in  nor-  ur  as  >P  fur. 


yi  INTRODUCTION. 

2.  Remarks  on  Certain  Sounds. 
It  may  be  well  to  make  the  following  brief 
remarks  in  relation  to  certain  points  of  pronun- 
ciation not  familiar  to  most  speakers,  or  in  re- 
gard to  which  there  is  a  difference  of  opinion 
among  orthoepists. 

a  as  in  ask,  staff,  pass,  dance,  &c. 

1.  Many  cultivated  speakers  give  to  the  vowel 
in  words  of  this  class  the  sound  of  a  as  in  and. 
Another  large  class  of  speakers  give  in  such  words 
the  sound  of  a  as  in  arm.     Those  who  prefer  the 
first  as  the  proper  quality  of  the  element  should 
avoid  the  drawl  or  thin,  prolonged  sound  which  is 
sometimes  given  to  it.     Some  eminent  orthoepists 
regard  this  vowel  as  of  an  intermediate  quality 
between  a  as  in  and  and  a  as  in  arm;  and, as 
those  speakers  who  hold  this  opinion  would  prob- 
ably avoid  the  extremes  of  sound  sometimes  heard, 
there  may  be  no  practical  objection  to  attempting 
such  a  pronunciation. 

a  as  in  fare,  or  e  as  in  there. 

2.  The  most  eminent  orthoepists  in  this  Couiw 
try  and  in  England  give  to  the  vowel  a  or  e  In 


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INTRODUCTION.  vii 

words  of  this  class  the  sound  of  long  a  deprived 
of  its  vanishing  element  e  (as  heard  in  pay,  say, 
&c.,  in  which  words  the  y  may  be  considered  as 
representing  this  vanishing  element).  This  prac- 
tice is  better  observed  by  Englishmen  than  by 
Americans.  In  the  United  States  a  somewhat 
lengthened  form  of  a  as  in  and,  although  not 
sanctioned  by  the  Dictionaries,  is  more  commonly 
given  to  words  of  this  class,  and  is  not,  perhaps, 
to  be  condemned.  The  sound  occurs  only  before 
r,  and  should  be  closely  blended  with  the  slight 
sound  of  u,  as  in  urn,  which  is  heard  before  r  in 
the  pronunciation  of  such  words. 

3.  The  compound  long  vowel  sound,  generally 
indicated  by  u,  as  in  use,  begins  with  the  conso- 
nant y  and  ends  with  oo,  —  yoo. 

This  is  the  sound  heard  in  the  words  unit  (yoo'- 
nif),  cube  (kyoob),  mute  (my oof),  educate  (ed'yoo- 
kate),  &c.  But  when  the  compound  vowel  u,  or 
its  equivalent,  in  a  monosyllable  or  an  accented 
syllable,  follows  t,  d,  I,  n,  s,  th,  or  j  (commonly), 
the  initial  element  is  slighted  so  as  to  become  a 
very  brief  and  indistinct  sound  of  i  as  in  ill ;  as 
hi  tune,  duke,  lunar,  nude,  suit,  enthusiast,  jewel 


viii  IN  TR  OD  UCTWN. 

In  both  cases  the  elements  composing  the  sound 
of  u  must  be  drawn  together  and  pronounced  in 
the  same  syllable. 

After  r,  ch,  and  sh  the  initial  element  is  omit- 
ted and  only  the  final  element  oo  (long  or  short) 
is  heard,  as  in  rule  (rool),  true  (troo),  truth  (trobtli), 
fruit  (froof),  grew  (grob*),  chew  (choo),  sure  (shobr), 
sugar  (shSb'gar).  In  some  words  the  same  effect 
is  produced  by  j,  as  jejune  (je-joori). 

4.  When  a  short  sound  of  o  occurs  before  SB, 
st,  th,  or  the  sound  of  f,  as  in  cross,  cost,  broth, 
soft,  cough,  and  in  some  cases  before  ng,  as  in  long, 
strong,  it  is  the  practice  of  the  best  speakers  to 
give  to  the  o  a  medium  sound  between  o  as  in 
on  and  a  as  in  fall. 

5.  Many  speakers  in  England  give  to  e,  ea,  I, 
and  y,  in  a  few  words  (as  herd,  earth,  girl,  myrtle) 
whose  vowel  element  is  commonly  pronounced  as 
u  in  urn,  a  sound  very  nearly  like  that  of  e  as 
in  end;  but  as  this  distinction  is  very  generally 
disregarded  in  this  country,  and  not  consistently 
preserved  in  England,  the  sound  has  received  no 
distinctive  mark  in  the  Vocabulary. 


INTRODUCTION.  ix 

3.   Cautions  against  some  Common  Errors  in 
Pronunciation. 

1.  Do  not  pronounce  in;/  like  in;    as  eve'nin  for 

eve'ning,  writ'in  for  writ'ing. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Speak'ing,  read'ing, 
tulk'ing,  walk'ing,  stop'ping,  smok'ing,  suppos'ing, 
expect'ing,  cel'ebrating. 

2.  Do  not  pronounce  otv  like  it  r  or  nfi  ;   as  hoi1. 

furor  hol'luh  for  hol'low,  shad'ur  or  shad'- 
tih  for  sliad'oiv. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Bor'row,  to-mor'row, 
nar'row,  yel'low,  fel'low,  wid'ow,  pil'low,  mel'- 
lowing,  swal'lowing. 

3.  Do  not  pronounce  cd  like  id  or  ud ;  a*  >///*/'«//• 

or  unit'ud  for  unit'ed,  provid'id  or  provld'- 
•ud  for  provid'ed. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Rest'ed,  resid'ed,  de- 
cid'ed,  regard'ed,  exhibited,  cel'ebrated,  excit'ed, 
delight'cd,  supported. 

i.    Do  not  pronounce  ess  like  iss;    as  yood'niss 
for  yood'ness,  bold'niss  for  bold'ness. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Hard'ness,  bad'ness, 
harm'less.  care'less^  clear'ness,  ful'ness,  seam'stress, 
host'ess,  em' press. 

5.  Do  not  pronounce  el  like  it,  nor  et  like  it,  nor 
est  like  ist ;  as  cru'il  for  cru'el,  basJe'it  for 
bask'etf  for'ist  for  for'est, 

Pronounce  the  following :  Fu'el,  du'el,  bush'el, 


x  INTRODUCTION. 

yet,  get,  mark'et,  hatch'et,  rack'et,  rock'et,  riv', 
ulet,  hon'est,  bold'est,  larg'est,  small'est,  young'- 
'  est,  strong' est. 

6.  Do  not  pronounce  ent  like  nut,  nor  ence  like 

unce f    as   si'lunt   tor   ai'lcnt,    sen'tunce   for 
scnitence. 

Pronounce   the   following:     Pru'dent,    de'cent, 

mo'ment,  gar'ment,  mon'ument,  government,  su- 
perintend'ent,  par'liament  (par'li-ment),  six'pence, 
p'a'tience,  expe'rience,  superintend'ence. 

7.  Do  not  Insert  the   sound  of  short  «  before  a 

final   »*/  as  hel'uni   for  helm,   chas'utn  for 
chasm. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Spasm,  whelm, 
rhythm,  phan'tasm,  bap'tism,  pa'triotism,  elm, 
film,  overwhelm',  worm. 

8.  Do  not  give   the   drawling   sound   «oo  for  ov 

(1.  e.  aoo);   as  caoo  for  cow,  haobs  for  house. 

Pronounce  the  following:  How,  now,  ground, 
sound,  bound,  found,  town,  gown,  pound,  con- 
found', around',  astound'. 

9.  Do  not  sound  sJi  before  r  like  s;   as  srub  for 

shrub,  Brink  for  shrink. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Shred,  shrine,  shriek, 
shroud,  shriv'el,  shrunk'en. 

10.  Do  not  sound  u'h  like  u- ;  as  wen  for  when, 

ii-«t  for  what. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Where,  wheat,  wharij 


INTRODUCTION.  xi 

whale,  whine,  white,  whim'per,  whis'per,  whip'- 
ping,  whit' tie. 

11.  Do  not  omit  to  give  the  sound  of  r  after  a 

vowel  In  tbe  same  syllable,  as  In  arm,  form, 
&<•.,  not  ahm,  fawum,  &c. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Dark,  hark,  start, 
chart,  are,  tar,  remark',  course,  for,  nor,  door, 
floor,  lord,  hon'or,  do'nor,  short,  support',  report', 
pa'per,  or'der,  horse,  purse,  warm,  alarm'ing,  re- 
turn'ing,  reform'ing. 

12.  Do  not  add  the  sound  of  r  to  a  final  vowel  or 
diphthong  ;  as  lawr  for  law,  ide'ar  for  ide'a. 

Pronounce  the  following:  saw,  draw,  paw, 
claw,  pota'to,  toma'to,  com'ma,  Em'ma. 

13.  Do  not  shorten  the  sound  of  long  o  in  cer- 

tain words  by  leaving  off  Its  vanishing  ele- 
ment ""• 

Pronounce  the  following:  Boat,  bone,  broke, 
choke,  cloak,  colt,  comb,  dolt,  hole,  home,  home'- 
ly,  hope,  jolt,  load,  on'ly,  road,  rogue,  smoke, 
Spoke,  spok'en,  stone,  throat,  toad,  whole,  wrote, 
yoke,  bolster. 

14.  Do  not  omit  the  sound  of  d  when  preceded 
by  n;  as  stan  for  stand,  frenz  for  friends. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Stands,  bands,  winds, 
winds,  depends',  defends',  demands',  blind'nesa, 
grand'mother,  grand'father,  hand'ful. 


Xii  INTRODUCTION. 

15.  Do  not  omit  the    sound  of  d  in  the   terminal 
letters  Ids ;  as  wilz  tor  wilds,  felz  tor  Jieldx. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Folds,  holds,  scolds, 
builds,  scalds,  unfolds',  child's. 

16.  Do  not  omit  the   sound  of   t   -when  preceded* 

by  c  hard  In  the  same  syllable;  as  ahs  for 
acts,  exak'ly  for  exact' ly. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Facts,  tracts,  com', 
pacts,  inspects',  respects',  inducts',  .instructs',  cor- 
rect'ly,  direct'ly,  ab'stractly,  per'fectly. 

17.  Do  not  omit  the    sound  of  t  in   the   terminal 
letters  sts ;  as  fls's  for  fists,  pes's  tor  pests. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Posts,  boasts,  coasts 
hosts,  ghosts,  accosts'. 

18.  Do  not  improperly  suppress  the  vowel  sounds 

In  unaccented  syllables;  as  ev'ryfor  ev'er-y, 
his'try  for  his'to-ry. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Belief,  crock'ery, 
fam'ily,  fa'vorite,  des'perate,  des'olate,  nom'inative, 
mis'ery,  li'brary,  sal'ary,  com'pany,  com'fortable, 
perfum'ery,  mem'ory,  vic'tory,  slip'pery,  part'i- 
ciple,  sev'eral,  bois'terous. 

19.  Do  not  suppress  the  sound  of  '•  or  of  i  before 

/  or  a  in  those  words  in  which  it  should  b« 
articulated;  nsli'f'l  for /<•<''»•/,  cir>'l  for  civ'il, 
hitch'n  for  kltcli'en,  I.iit  H  for  Lut'hi. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Trav'el,  nov'el,  bar- 


INTRODUCTION.  xiii 

rel,  par'cel,  hov'el,  chap' el,  quar'rel,  sor'rel,  pen'- 
oil,  chick'en,  lin'en,  sud'den,  mit'ten,  sat'in. 

20.    Do  not  sound  e  or  i  before  n  or  I  in  those 

words  in  which  it  is  properly  silent;  as  e'vcn 
for  e'vn,  heav'en  for  heav'n,  ba'sin  for  ba'sn, 
haz'el  for  ha'zl,  e'vil  for  e'vl. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Ha'ven,  sev'en,  gold'- 
en,  o'pen,  short'en,  wood' en,  wak'en,  wid'en, 
fro'zen. 

?1.  After  r,  rlt,  or  .v/»  do  not  give  the  sound  of 
long  a  when  the  simple  sound  of  »<>  (long  or 
short)  should  be  heard;  as  rule  for  rool, 
fruit,  for  froot. 

Pronounce  the  following:  True,  truth,  grew, 
chew,  sure,  sug'ar,  tru'ly,  crew,  brute,  bru'tnl, 
rude,  through,  era' el,  ru'by,  ru'bicund. 

22.  Do  not   substitute   the    sound   oo  for   that  of 
long  11  ;    as  (IHHI  for  tune,  doo'ty  for  </it't>/. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Tube,  duke,  mute, 
nude,  mu'sic,  Tues'day,  du'bious,  lute,  blue,  il- 
lume', illude',  in'stitute. 

23.  The  vowel  a  when  unaccented,  at  the  end  of 

a  word  has  the  sound  of  a  (as  in  !'«>•)  some- 
what shortened;  as  com1  ma  not  com'tril  nor 
comma. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Dra'ma,  da'ta,  pi'ca> 


xiv  INTRODUCTION. 

>o'fa,  al'gebra,  Chi'na,  Amer'ica,  dilem'ma,  mi'ca, 
alpac'a,  a'rea,  neb'ula. 

24.  Give  to  the  vowel  a  In  the  unaccented  termi- 

nal syllables  "/.  ant,  ance,  Its  short  sound, 
but  do  not  make  It  prominent. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Na'tional,  par'tial, 
fi'nal,  eter'nal,  ig'norant,  ty'rant,  in'stant,  (la'grant, 
vig'ilance,  ig'norance,  in'stance,  fra'grance. 

25.  Do  not  give  to  the  vowel  a  (as  In  far),  when 

unaccented  and  made  brief,  the  sound  of 
short  <t;  as  Ii /«/*<•'  for  abase',  tirouse'  for 
arouse1 ' . 

Pronounce  the  following :  Abound',  abate', 
above',  about',  abridge',  amuse',  fanat'ic,  ag'gra- 
vate,  traduce'. 

26.  Do  not  give  to  long  <•  when  unaccented  and 

•lightly  abridged,  the  sound  of  short  "  ;  as 
itivent'  for  event',  soci'uty  for  soei'ety. 

Pronounce  the  following :  Emo'tion,  vari'ety, 
sobri'ety,  sati'ety,  anxi'ety,  impi'ety. 

27.  Do  not  give  to  long  o,  when  unaccented  and 

slightly  abridged;  the  sound  of  short  "  ;  MS 
ubey1  for  obey',  prupose'  for  propose'. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Opin'ion,  obe'dience, 
provide',  promote',  provoke',  pota'to,  tobac'co, 
posi'tion,  soei'ety,  el'oquence,  disposition,  mel'- 
ody,  compoai'tion. 


INTRODUCTION.  Xv 

fS.  Do  not  sound  short  ",  when  unaccented, .»• 
short  ti ;  as  ubscure'  for  obscure',  cummit'- 
tee  for  commit'tee. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Observe',  oppose', 
commar.d',  conceal',  condition,  contain',  content', 
possess'. 

29.  Do  not  lay  too  much  stress  on  an  unaccented 
syllable  or  a  syllable  having  A  secondary  ac- 
cent; as  pri'nia'ry  for  pri'mury,  rx'act'ly 
for  exact1  ly. 

Pronounce  the  following:  Gigan'tic,  precisely, 
salva'tion,  loca'tion,  vaca'tion,  ter'ritory,  sec'ond- 
ary,  mat'rimony,  prom'issory,  vac'cinated. 

50.  In  unaccented  syllables  do  not  bring  out  the 
quality  of  the  vowel  too  distinctly. 

In  many  words,  "there  would  be  pedantry  in 
scrupulously  avoiding  the  short  and  easier  sounds 
whiVh  the  organs  are  inclined  to  adopt"  For  in- 
etanco,  cnVbage  in  common  conversation  might  be 
cab'bij,  pal'ace,  pal'as,  &c. 

I.  When  a  at  the  end  of  an  unaccented  syllable 
is  followed  in  the  next  syllable  by  n  or  r,  it  has 
nearly  the  sound  of  short  e,  as  in  mis'ccl-la-ny, 
eustom-a-ry. 


xvi  INTRODUCTION. 

2.  In  the  unaccented  final  syllable  ate,  of  adjec- 
tives and  nouns,  the  vowel  a  generally  has  a 
sound  verging  toward  short  e,  as  in  deli-cat*, 
eon-sum  mate 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 


abdomen,  ab-do'men,  not  ab'do-men. 
abjectly,  ab'ject-li,  not  ab-ject'li.      So  ab-ject> 

ness. 

ablative,  ab'la-tiv,  not  ab'l-tiv. 
absolutory,  ab-sol'u-to-ri,  not  ab-so-lu'to-ri. 
absolve,  ab-zolv'  or  ab-solv'.     So  ab-solved'. 
abstemious,  ab-ste'mi-us,  not  ab-stem'i-us. 
abstractly,  ab'strakt-li  or  ab-strakt'li. 
abstruse,  ab-stroos',  not  ab-strus'. 
accent  (verb),  ak-sent',  not  ak'sent. 
access,  ak-ses'  or  ak'ses. 
•accessory,  ak'ses-so-ri  or  ak-ses'so-ri. 
acclimate,  ak-kli'mat,  not  ak'kli-mat. 
acclimatize,  ak-kli'ma-tiz,  not  ak'kll-ma-tiz. 
accost,4  ak-kost',  not  ak-kawst'. 
accoutre,  ak-koo'ter,  not  ak-kow'ter. 
accrue,  ak-kroo',  not  ak-kru'. 
acetic,  a-set'ik  or  a-se'tik. 
acetify,  a-set'I-fi  or  a-se'ti-fl. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  £ml,  end,  ill,  5n, 
dp,  arm,  fare,  o-\v-l,  t/i-eii,  th-in,  get)  ch-op,  li-er. 


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acorn,  a'korn,  not  a'kurn. 

acoustics,  a-kows'tiks,  not  a-kobs'tiks. 

across,4  a-kros',  not  a-kra\vst'. 

adamantean,  ad-a-man-te'an,  not  ad-a-man'te-an, 

address  (noun  and  verb),  ad-dres',  not  ad'dres. 

adept,  a-dept',  not  ad'ept. 

adjectival,  ad'jek-tiv-al  or  ad-jek-ti'val. 

admirable,  ad'mi-ra-bl,  not  ad-mi' ra-bl.  So  ad'- 
mi-ra-bly. 

adult,  a-dult',  not  ad'ult. 

adverse,  ad'vers,  not  ad-vers'.     So  ad'verse-ly. 

advertise,  ad'ver-tiz  or  ad-ver-tlz'.  So  ad-ver- 
tis'er. 

advertisement,  ad-ver'tiz-ment  or  ad-ver-tiz'- 
ment 

.SJneid,  e-ne'id,  not  e'ne-id. 

aerated,  a'er-at-ed,  not  ar'at-ed  nor  a're-at-ed. 

aerie,  e'ri  or  a'rT. 

aerolite,  a'er-o-lit,  not  a-er'o-lit. 

aeronaut,  a'er-o-nawt,  not  a-er'o-nawt. 

afflatus,  af-fla'tus,  not  af-fla'tus. 

again,  a-gen',  not  a-gan'  nor  a-gin'. 

agape,  a-gap'  or  a-gap'. 

aged,  a'jed,  not  ajd,  except  in  compounds,  as  full- 
aged. 

aggrandize,  ag'gran-diz,  not  ag-gran'dlz. 

aggrandizement,  ag'gran-diz-ment  or  ag-gran'- 
diz-ment. 

al«,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  find,  end,  III,  on, 


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agile,  aj'il,  not  aj'Il  nor  a  "jfl. 

agriculturist,  ag-ri-kult'ur-ist,  not  ag-ri-kuh  (lr 

al-ist 

ague,  a'gii,  not  a' goo. 
alabaster,1  al'a-bas-ter,  not  al-a-bas'ter. 
alarum,  a-liir'um  or  a-lar'um. 
albumen,  al-bu'men,  not  al'bu-men. 
alcove,  al'kov  or  al-kov'. 
Aldebaran,  al-deb'a-ran,  not  al-de-ba'ran. 
aldermanic,  awl-der-man'ik,  not  al-der-man'ik 
Aldine,  al'dm  or  al'din,  not  al-den'. 
alexandrine,  al-eks-an'drin,  not  al-eks-an'drm. 
algebra,  al'je-bra,  not  al'je-bra. 
alien,  ul'yen,  not  a'li-en. 
aliment,  al'i-ment,  not  al'i-ment. 
alkali,  al'ka-H  or  al'ka-li. 
alkalify,  al-kal'i-f I  or  al'ka-H-fi. 
alkaline,  al'ka-lm  or  al'ka-lm. 
allegiance,  al-le'jance  or  al-le 'ji-ance. 
allegorist,  al'le-go-rist,  not  al-le-go'rist. 
allegro  [It.],  al-le'gro  or  al-la'gro,  not  al'le-gro. 

allies  (noun  and  verb),  al-llz',  not  al'llZ. 

allopathist,  al-lop'a-thist,  not  al'lo-path-ist. 
allopathy,  al-lop'a-thi,  not  al'lo-path-T. 
ally  (noun  and  verb),  al-ll',  not  al'll  nor  al'li. 
almond,  a'mund,  not  al'mund. 
alms,  araz,  not  almz  nor  amz. 
alpaca,  al-pak'a,  not  al-a-pak'a. 

ttp,  arm,  f&re,  ow-1,  tli-en,  I Ii-In,  get,  ch-op,  li-er. 


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Alpine,  al'pln  or  al'pln,  not  al'pen. 

also,  awl'so,  not  ol'so. 

altercate,  al'ter-kat,  not  awl'ter-kat  So  al-ter- 
ca'tion. 

alternate  (adj.),  al-ter'nat,  not  awl-ter'nat.  So  al- 
ter'nate-ly,  al-ter-na'tion. 

alteinate  (verb),  al-ter'nat,  or  al'ter-nat 

always,  awl'waz,  not  awl'wuz,  nor  61'wuz. 

amateur,  am-a-tur'  or  arn-a-tur',  not  am'a-tobr. 

ambrosia,  am-bro'zhi-a  or  am-bro'zha. 

ambrosial,  am-bro'zhT-al  or  am-bro'zhal. 

ameliorate,  a-mel'yo-rat,  not  a-mel'i-o-rat.  So 
a-mel-io-ra'tion. 

amenable,  a-me'na-bl,  not  a-men'a-bL 

amenity,  a-men'i-t!,  not  a-me'm-ti. 

America,  A-mer'i-ka,  not  A-mer'i-ki. 

amour,  a-moor',  not  am'oor. 

ancestral,  an'ses-tral  or  an-ses'tral. 

anchovy,  an-cho  vi,  not  an'cho-vi  nor  an-ko'vL 

ancient,  tin'shent,  not  an'shent. 

and,  and,  not  an. 

anemone,  a-nern'o-*^,  not  an-e-mo'ne. 

angel,  an'jel.  420?  an'jl. 

animadvert,  an-T-mad-vert',  not  an-i-mad'vert 

annihilate,  an-ni'ht-lat,  not  an-m'lat. 

another,  an-uth'er,  not  a-nuth'er. 

answer,1  an'ser,  not  iin'ser  nor  an'swer. 

antarctic,  ant-ark' tik,  not  ant-ar'tik. 

iile,  ent,  Ice,  old,  use,  <>o/.«-,  good,  :*tii<l.  r-iid,  ill,  on, 


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antepenult,  an-te-pe-nult',  not  an-te-pe'nult. 
antifebrile,  an-ti-feb'ril  or  an-ti-fe'bril. 
antipodes,  an-tip'o-dez,  not  an'ti-podz. 
anxiety,  angz-i'e-ti,  not  anks-i'e-ti. 
anywhere,  en'i-hwar,  not  en'i-hwarz. 
aorist,  a'o-rist,  not  a-o'rist. 
aperture,  ap'er-tur,  not  a-per'tur. 
aphelion,  a-fe'li-on,  not  a-fel'yon. 
aphthong,4  ap' thong  or  af  thong. 
apostle,  a-pos'l,  not  a-pos'tl  nor  a-paws'l. 
apotheosis,  ap-o-the'o-sis,  not  ap-o-the-o'sis. 
Appalachian,  ap-pa-la'chi-an,  not  ap-pa-la'ki-an 

nor  ap-pa-lak'i-an. 

apparatus,  ap-pa-ra'tus,  not  ap-pa-ra"tus. 
apparent,  ap-par'ent,  not  ap-pa'rent. 
applicative,  ap'pli-ka-tiv,  not  ap-plik'a-tiv. 
appreciate,  ap-pre'sht-at,  not  ap-pre'shat. 
apprentice,  ap-pren'tis,  not  ap-prin'tis. 
approbative,  ap'pro-ba-tiv,  not  ap-pro-ba'tir. 
apricot,  a'pri-kot,  not  ap'ri-kot 
apron,  a'purn  or  a'prun. 
aqueduct,  ak'we-dukt,  not  ak'we-dukt. 
aquiline,  ak'we-lin  or  ak'we-lm. 
Arab,  ar'ab  or  a'rab. 
Arabic,  ar'a-bik,  not  a-ra'bik. 
archangel,  ark-an  jel,  not  arch-an'jel. 
archbishop,  arch-bish'op,  not  ark'bish-op. 
archetype,  ar'ke-tip,  not  ar'che-tlp. 

fip,  arm,  fire,  o\v-l,  t/t-en,  th-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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archipelago,  ar-ki-pel'a-go,  not  arch-i-pel'a-go. 
architect,  ar'ki-tekt,  not  arch'i-tekt.     So  ar-chi 

tect'ure. 

archives,  ar'klvz,  not  ar'chivz. 
arctic,  ark'tik,  not  ar'tik. 
arduous,  ar'du-us,  not  ar'doo-ua. 
are,  ar,  not  aur. 
area,  a're-a,  not  a-re'a. 
arid,  ar'id,  not  ar'id  nor  a' rid. 
aristocrat,  a-ris'to-krat  or  ar'is-to-krat. 
armada,  ar-ma'da,  not  ar-ma'da. 
armistice,  ar'mis-tis,  not  ar-mis'tis. 
aroma,  a-ro'raa,  not  ar'o-ma. 
aromatize,  a-ro'ma-tiz  or  ar'o-ma-tiz. 
arquebuse,  ar'kwe-bus,  not  ar'kwe-bus. 
arrange,  ar-ranj',  not  ar-ranj'. 
arrogant,  ar'ro-gant,  not  ar'ro-gant. 
arro-w,  ar'ro,  not  ar'ro. 
arsenic,  ar'sen-ik  or  ars'nik. 
artery,  ar'ter-i,  not  ar'tri. 
Asia,  a'shi-a,  not  a'zha  nor  a'zhe-a. 
Asiatic,  a-shi-at'ik,  not  a-zhe-at'ik. 
aspirant,  as-pir'ant,  not  as'pi-rant. 
aspirate,  as'pT-rat,  not  as-pir'at. 
assets,  as'sets,  not  as-sets'. 
associate,  as-so'shi-at,  not  as-so'shat. 
association,  as-so-shT-a'shun,  not  as-so-se-a'shun- 
asked,1  askt,  not  ast. 

ale,  cat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  find,  end,  ill,  5n, 


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asthma,  ast'ma  or  az'ma.     So  asth-mat'ic. 

asylum,  a-sT'lum,  not  as'i-lum. 

asymptote,  as'imp-tot,  not  as-imp't6t. 

ate,  at  or  et. 

athenaeum,  ath-e-ne'um,  not  a-the'ne-um. 

attacked,  at-takt',  not  at-tak'ted. 

attorney,  at-tur'ne,  not  at-tor'ne. 

auction,  awk'shun,  not  ork'slmn. 

audacious,  aw-da'shus,  not  aw-dash'us  nor  ow- 

da'shus. 

audience,  au'dl-ence,  not  aw  'ji-ence. 
aunt,  ant,  not  ant. 
aureola,  au-re'o-la,  not  au-re-o'la. 
aurora  borealis,  a\v-ro'ra-bo-re-a'lis,  not  au-ro'- 

ra-bo-re-a'lis. 

auxiliary,  awgz-il'ya-ri,  not  awgz-il'i-a-ri. 
avalanche,  av'a-lansh   or  av-a-lansh'    or    av'a- 

lansh. 

iivauiit,  a-vawnt',  not  a-vant'. 
avenue,  av'e-nu,  not  av'e-ndo. 
awful,  aw'fool,  not  aw'fl  nor  or'fl. 
awkward,  awk'ward,  not  ork'ard. 
awry,  a-rf,  not  aw-ri'. 
axiom,  ak'si-um  or  aks'yum. 
ay  or  aye  (yes),  iiT,  not  a. 
aye  (always),  a,  not  I. 
azote,  az'ot  or  a'zot 
azure,  a'zhur  or  azh'ur. 


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B. 

bachelor,  bach'el-or,  not  bach'ler  nor  bach'el-dur. 

bade,  bad,  not  bad. 

badinage,  bad-i-nazh'  or  bad'I-nazh,  not  bad'in-aj. 

balcony,  bal'ko-m,  formerly  bal-ko'ni. 

balderdash,  bawl'der-dash,  not  bal'der-dash. 

ballet  [Fr.],  bal'la  or  bal'let. 

balm,  bam,  not  balm  nor  bam. 

balsam,  bawl'sam,  not  bal'sam. 

balsamic,  bal-sam'ic,  not  bawl-sam'ic. 

banana,  ba-na'na  or  ba-na'na. 

banian,  ban'yan  or  ban-yan'. 

barbarous,  bar'ba-rus,  not  bar-ba'ri-us. 

barrel,  har'rel,  not  bar'ril  nor  barl. 

barouche,  ba-rdosh',  not  ba-rooch'. 

basalt,  ba-sawlt',  not  ba-zawlt'. 

basket,1  bas'ket,  not  bas'kit. 

bastile,  bas-tel'  or  bas'tel. 

bastinado,  bas-tT-na'do,  not  bas-ti-na'do. 

bath,  bath,  not  bath. 

baths,  bii/Az,  not  baths  nor  baths. 

beauteous,  bu'te-us,  not  bu'che-us. 

beautiful,  bu'tT-fool,  not  be-u'ti-fobl. 

because,  be-kawz',  not  be-koz'. 

bedizen,  be-diz'n  or  be-diz'n. 

bedstead,  bed'sted,  not  bed'stid. 

Beelzebub,  be-el'ze-bub,  not  bel'ze-bub. 

ale,  eati  Ice,  old,  Use,  uuze,  guort,  Anil,  «"ml,  111,  On, 


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been,  bin,  not  ben. 

before,  be-for',  not  bu-for'. 

begone,4be-gon',  not  be-gawn'. 

behalf,  be-haf",  not  be-haf. 

behemoth,  be'he-moth,  not  be-he'moth 

Belial,  bel'yal  or  be'li-al. 

believe,  be-lev',  not  blev. 

bellows,  bel'lus,  not  bel'loz. 

beloved,  (a///.)  be-luv'ed ;  (verb)  be-luvd'. 

beneath,  be-ne//i',  not  be-neth'. 

benzine,  ben'zin,  commonly  ben-zen'. 

bequeath,  be-kwe^',  not  be-k\veth'. 

bestial,  best'yal  or  best'i-  al. 

bestiality,  best-ye-al'i-ti  or  best-yal'1-ti. 

bestre^w,  be-stroo'  or  be-stro'. 

betroth,  be-troth',  not  be-troth'.     So  be-»x«>U 

bevel,  bev'el,  not  bev'l. 

beyond,  be-yond',  not  be-yund'. 

biennial,  bl-en'nt-al,  not  bi-en'yal. 

binary,  bi'na-n,  not  bin'a-rt  nor  bi-na'rt 

binomial,  bf-no'mi-al,  not  bt-no'mi-al. 

biography,  bi-og'ra-fi,  not  bT-og'ra-fl. 

bipartite,  bip'ar-tit  or  bi-par'tlt. 

bison,  Iji'sun  or  biz'un. 

bissextile,  bis-seks'til  or  bis-seks'tfl. 

bitumen,  bi-tu'men,  not  bit'u-men. 

bivouac,  biv'wak  or  biv'6o-ak. 

blackguard,  Ijlag'ard,  not  blak'gard. 

Ay,  arm,  f&re,  ow-1,  ///-on.  th-ln,  get,  rli-op, 


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blasphemous,  blas'fe-mus,  not  blas-fe'mus. 

blasphemy,  bias' fe -mi,  not  blas-fe'mi. 

blatant,  bla'tant,  not  blat'ant. 

bleat,  blet,  not  blaat  (a  prolonged). 

blessed  (adj.),  bles'ed,  not  blest. 

blithe,  Ulth,  not  blith. 

blouse,  blowz,  not  blows. 

boatswain,  bot'swan  or  bos'n. 

boisterous,  bois'ter-us,  not  bois'trus. 

bomb,  bum,  not  bom.    So  bom'bard,  bomb 'shell 

bombast,1  bum'bast  or  bum-bast',  not  bom'bast 

So  bom-bas'tic. 

bombazine,  bum-ba-zen',  not  bom-ba-zen'. 
bonnet,  bon'et,  not  bun'et. 
booth,  booth,  not  booth. 
borealis,  bo-re-a'lis,  not  bo-re-a'lis. 
bosom,  booz'um  or  bobz'um,  not  booz'm. 
bounteous,  bown'te-us,  not  bown'che-us. 
bouquet,  boo-ka'  or  boo'ka^  not  bo-ka'. 
bourn,  born  or  boorn. 
bowline,  bo'lin,  not  bowl'm. 
bowling,  bol'ing,  not  bowl'ing. 
bovT-sprit,  bo'sprit,  not  bow'sprit. 
bramin,  brii'min,  not  bra'min. 
bravado,  bra-va'do,  not  bra-va'do. 
bravo,  brii'vo  or  bra'vo. 

breeches,  bnch'ez,  not  brech'ez.     So  breech 'ing 
brethren,  bre/^'ren,  not  breth'er-en. 

1U*.  eat,  ice,  old,  use,  doze,  good,  ftud,  £nd,  ill,  6n 


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breviary,  brev'ya-ri  or  bre'vi-a-ri. 

brew,  broo,  not  bru. 

brigand,  brig'and,  not  bri-gand'. 

brigantine,  brig'an-tin,  not  brig'an-tin. 

bromide,  bro'mld,  not  bro'mid. 

bromine,  bro'inni,  not  bro'mln. 

bronchitis,  bron-ki'tis,  not  bron-ke'tia 

bronze,  bronz  or  bronz. 

brooch,  broch,  not  brooch. 

broth,  broth  or  brawth. 

brothel,  brofA'el,  not  broth'eL 

brougham,  brob'am  or  broom. 

bruit,  brobt,  not  broo'it. 

brutal,  broo'tal,  not  bru'tl. 

brute,  broot,  not  brut. 

buddhism,  bood'izm  or  bud'izm. 

bulletin,  bool'e-tin  or  bool'e-ten. 

bulwark,  bobl'wark,  not  bul'wark. 

buoy,  bwoi,  not  boi  nor  booT. 

buoyant,  bwoi'ant,  not  boi'ant  nor  booi'ant.     So 

buoy'an-cy. 
bureau,  bu'ro  or  bu-ro 
Burgundy,  bur'gun-dl,  not  bur-gun'dl. 
bushel,  boosh'el,  not  boosh'l. 
business,  biz'nes,  not  biz'i-nes. 
bustle,  bus'l,  not  bus'tl. 
butcher,  bobch'er,  not  bfJo'cher. 
Byzantine,  biz'an-tln  or  bi-zan'tm. 

Jip,  arm,  f Are,  o-vv-1,  f/<-en,  tli-ii«,  get,  cl»-op,  h-oi 


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c. 

cadi,  ka'di,  not  ka'di. 
caisson,  kas'son  or  ka-sdon'. 
calcine,  kal-sin'  or  kal'sin. 
caldron,  kawl'dron,  not  kal'dron. 
Calf,  kilf,  not  kaaf  (a  prolonged). 
calisthenics,  kal-is-then'iks,  not  kal-is'then-iks. 
Calliope,  kall-li'o-pe,  not  kal-li-6'pe. 
calm,  kam,  not  kam. 

--caloric,  ka-lor'ik  or  ka-lo'rik,  not  kal'o-rik. 
calve,  kav,  not  kaav  (a  prolonged). 
calyx,  ku'liks  or  kal'iks. 

camelopard,  ka-mel'o-pard,  not  kam-el-lep'ard 
camphene,  kam-fen'  or  kam'fen. 
camphor,  kam'for,  not  kam'flr. 
can,  kan,  not  ken. 

Canaanite,  ka'nan-Tt,  not  ka'na-an-it. 
canaille  [Fr.],  ka-nal'  or  ka-na"il,  not  ka-nel'. 
canine,  ka-nm',  not  ka'nln. 
canorous,  ka-no'rus,  not  kan'o-rus. 
cantata  [It.],  kan-ta'ta  or  kan-ta'ta. 
caoutchouc,  kob'chook,  not  ka'oo-chook. 
capillary,  kap'il-la-ri  or  ka-pil'la-ri. 
capitoline,  kap'I-to-Hn,  not  kap-i-to'lin. 
capon,  ka'pn,  not  ka'pon. 
caravan,  kar'a-van  or  kar-a-van'. 
carbine,  kar'bln,  not  kar'bin. 

ile,  eat,  Ice,  old,  fine,  onze,  good,  And,  €nd,  III,  te 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  13 

carbonaceous,   kar-bo-na'shus,    not    kar-bo-na"- 

se-us. 

caret,  ka'ret,  not  kar'et. 
Caribbean,  kar-ib-be'anj  not  ka-rib'be-an. 
caricature,  kar'i-ka-tur,  not  kar'i-ka-choor. 
carmine,  kar'mm  or  kar-min'. 
carry,  kar'ri,  not  ker'ri. 
cartel,  car-tel'  or  car'tel. 

Carthaginian,  kar-tha-jin'i-an,  not  kar-tha-jenl-nn. 
cartridge,  kar'trij,  not  kat'rij. 
casement,  kaz'ment  or  kas'ment. 
cassimere,  kas'si-mer,  not  kaz'i-mer. 
Cassiopea,  kas-si-o-pe'a,  not  kas-si-o'pe-a. 
Castanet,  kas'ta-net  or  kas-ta-net'. 
castle,  kas'l,  not  kas'tl. 

casual,  kazh'u-al,  not  kaz'u-al.     So  cas'u-ist 
casualty,  kazh'u-al-ti,  not  kazh-u-al'i-ti. 
catch,  kach,  not  kcch. 

catechumen,  kat-e-ku'men,  not  kat-e-chu'men. 
Caucasian,  kaw-ka'shan,  not  kaw-kash'an. 
caudal,  kau'dal,  not  kau'dl. 
cayenne,  ka-en',  not  kl-en'  nor  ki-an'. 
fielibacy,  sel'i-ba-si  or  se-lib'a-si. 
cellar,  sel'ler,  not  sul'ler. 
cement  (noun),  sem'ent  or  se-ment". 
cement  (verb),  se-ment',  not  sem'ent. 
cemetery,  sem'e-ter-I,  not  sem'e-tri. 
centenary,  sen'te-na-ri,  not  sen-ten' a-n. 

ftp,  arm,  fire,  ow-I,  f/i-en,  th-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


14  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

centrifugal,  sen-trif 'u-gal,  not  sen-tri-fu'gaL 

centripetal,  son-trip' e-tal,  not  sen-tri-pe'taJ. 

cephalic,  se-fal'ik,  not  sef'al-ik. 

cerate,  ye'rat,  not  ser'at. 

cerements,  ser'ments,  not  ser'e-ments. 

certain,  ser'tin,  not  sert'n. 

cervine,  ser'vin,  not  ser'vin. 

chagrin,  sha-gren'  or  sha-grin'. 

chalcedony,  kal-scd'o-ni  or  kal'se-do-m. 

chaldron,  chawl'drun  or  chal'dron. 

chalybeate,  ka-lib'e-at,  not  cha-lib'e-at 

cham,  kam,  not  cham. 

chamber,  chara'ber,  not  cham'ber. 

chamois,  sham'i  or  sha-moi'. 

champ,  champ,  not  chomp. 

chaos,  ka'os,  not  ka'us,  nor  cha'os. 

character,  kar'ak-ter,  not  ka-rak'ter. 

characteristic,   kar-ak-ter-is'tik,  not  krak'ter-b 

tik. 

chasm,  kazm,  not  kaz'um. 
chasten,  chas'n,  not  chas'n. 
chastisement,  chas'tiz-ment,  not  chas-tlz'ment. 
chemise,  she-mez',  not  she-mes'. 
chemistry,  kem'is-tri  or  kim'is-tri. 
chest,  chest,  not  chist. 
chevr,  chdb,  not  chu. 
chicanery,  she-kan'er-i,  not  shi-kan  er-i. 
chicken,  chick' en,  not  chick'n  nor  chick'ing. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  Use,  ooze,  good,  &nd,  end,  III,  5n 


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child,  child,  not  chil. 

children,  chil'dren,  not  chil'durn. 

chimera,  ki  me'ra,  not  chl-me'ra. 

chimerical,  ki-imVik-al,  not  chf-mer'ik-al. 

chimney,  chim'nl,  not  chim'li  nor  chim'bli. 

chimpanzee,  ehim-pan'ze.  not  shirn-pan'ze. 

Chinese,  ehi-nez',  not  chi-nes'. 

chirography,   kl-rog'ra-fi,    not   chl-rog'ra-fi   nor 

kir-og'ra-fi. 
chiropodist,  kl-rop'o-dist,  not  chi-rop'o-dist     SK 

chi-rop'o-dy. 
chisel,  chiz'el,  not  chiz'l. 
chivalric,  shi-val'rik  or  shiv'al-rik. 
chi-fl  alrous,  shiv'al-rus,  not  shi-val'rus. 
chivalry,  shiv'al-ri  or  chiv'al-ri. 
chloride,  klo'rid,  not  klo'rid. 
chlorine,  klo'rin,  not  klo'rin. 
chocolate,  cliok'o-lat,  not  chawk'o-lat. 
Christianity,  krist-yan'i-ti  or  kris-tT-an'i-ti. 
Christmas,  kris'mas,  not  krist'mas. 
chronological,  kron-o-loj'Tk-al  or  kro-no-loj'ik-aL 
chyle,  kil,  not  clifl. 
cicatrice,  sik'a-tris,  not  sik'a-tris. 
cinchona,  sin-ko'na,  not  sin-cho'na. 
circuitous,  sur-ku'it-us,  not  sur'kit-us. 
citizen,  sit'i-zn,  not  sit'i-zen. 
civil,  siv'il,  not  siv'l. 
clandestine,  klan-des'tln,  not  klan-des'tfn. 

&!»,  Hnn,  f&re,  o\v-l,  th-en,  t h-in.  get,  cb-op,  h-er. 


16  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

clangor,  klang'gor,  not  klang'or.      So  clang  or- 

ous. 

clapboard,  klab'bord,  not  klab'urd. 
cleanly  (arf/.),  klen'li. 
cleanly  (adverb),  klen'li. 
clerk,  klerk  or  klark.     The  latter  is  universal  io 

England,  the  former  in  the  United  States. 
climacteric,  kli-mak-ter'ik  or  kli-raak'ter-ik. 
clinch,  klinch,  not  klench. 
cloth,  kloth  or  klawth. 
cloths,  kloi/jz  or  klawtfAz,  not  kloths. 
clothes,  klo^z,  colloquially  kloz. 
coadjutant,  ko-ad'ju-tant,  not  ko-ad-ju'tant. 
coadjutor,  ko-ad-ju'tor,  not  ko-aj'u-tor. 
cobalt,  ko'bawlt  or  ko'bolt. 
cochineal,  koch'i-nel,  not  koch'i-ncl. 
cockatrice,  kok'a-trice,  not  kok'a-tris. 
cockswain,  kok'swan  or  kok'sn. 
co-exist,  ko-egz-ist',  not  ko-eks-ist'. 
cofifee,  kof'e,  not  kaw'fe. 
coffin,  kof'in,  not  kawf'in. 
cognizance,  kog'm-zance  or  kor/i-zance. 
cognizant,  kog'nT-zant  or  kon'T-zant. 
colchicum,  kol'kT-kum  or  ko!'chi-kum. 
coliseum,  kol-i-se'um,  not  ko^  -iz  e-um. 
collation,  kol-la'shun,  not  co-ia'shun. 
collusive,  kol-lu'siv,  not  kol-lu'ziv, 
colon,  ko'lon,  not  ko'ln. 

5le,  eat.  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  find,  £nd,  ill.  <">?-,, 


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colportage,  col'port-aj,  not  col-port'aj. 
colporter,  col'port-er,  not  col-port'er. 
column,  kol'um,  not  koryooin  nor  kol'yum. 
comatose,  ko'ma-tos  or  kom-a-tos', 
combat  (noun  and  verb),  kom  bat  or  kum  bat. 
combatable,    kom'ba-ta-bl   or    kum'ba-ta-bl   or 

kom-bat'a-bL 
combatant,  kom'ba-tantor  kum'ba-tant,  not  kom- 

bat'ant. 
combative,  kom'ba-tiv  or  kum'ba-tiv,  not  kom- 

bat'iv.     So  com'bat-ive-ness. 
comely,  kum'li,  not  kom'li.     So  come'li-ness. 
commensurable,  koni-men'shoo-ra-bl,  not  korn- 

men'zhoo-ra-bl.      So  com-men-su-ra-bil'i-ty, 

com-men'su-rate,  com-men-su-ra'tion. 
comment  (verb  and  noun),  kom'ment,  not  kom-ment'. 
commiserate,  kom-miz'er-at,  not  kom-mis'er-at. 
commonwealth,  kom'mon-welth  or  kom-mon- 

welth'. 

communist,  kom'mu-nist,  not  kom-mu'nist. 
comose,  ko-mos'  or  ko'mos. 
comparable,  kom'pa-ra-bl,  not  kom-par'a-bl. 
compeer,  kom-per',  not  kom'per. 
compensate,  kom-pen'sat  or  kom'pen-sat. 
compensative,    kora-pen'sa-tiv,    not    kom'pen- 

sa-tiv. 
complaisance,  kom-pla-zance'  or  kom'pla-zanc^ 

not  kom-pla'sance. 

fip,  arm,  fire,  ow-L  th-ent  th-lii,  get,  ch-op,  h-cr 


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complaisant,  kom-pla-zant'  or  kom'pla-zant,  not 

kom-pla'sant. 

component,  kom-po'nent,  not  kom'po-nent. 
composite,  kom-poz'it,  not  kom'pozit. 
compost,  kom'post,  not  kom'post. 
compromise,  kom'pro-miz,  not  kom-prona'iB. 
comrade,  kom'rad,  not  kom'rad  nor  kum'rad. 
concave,  kong'kav,  not  kon'kav. 
concentrate,  kon-sen'trat  or  kon'sen-trat. 
concise,  kon-sis',  not  kon-siz'. 
conclusive,  kon-klu'siv,  not  kon-klu'ziv. 
concourse,  kong'kors,  not  kou'kors. 
concrete  (arij.  and  noun),  kong'kret  or  kon'kret. 
concubinage,  kon-ku'bi-naj,  not  kon'ku-bl-naj. 
condemner,  kon-dem'ner,  not  kon-dem'er. 
condemning,  kon-dcrn'ning,  not  kon-dem'ing. 
condolence,  kon-do'lence,  not  kon'do-lence. 
conduit,  kun'dit  or  kon'dit. 
confessor,  kon-fes'ur  or  kon'fes-ur. 
confidant,  kon-tT-dant',  not  kon'fi-dant. 
confine  (noun),  kon'fm  or  kon-fin'. 
confiscate,  kon-fis'kat  or  kon'fis-kat. 
confluent,  kon'fiu-ent,  not  kon-flu'ent. 
confront,  kon-frunt',  not  kon-front'. 
congenial,  kon-jen'i-al  or  kon-jen'yal.     So  con 

genial'ity. 
congruent,  kong'groo-ent,  not  kon-groo'ant.     So 

con'gru-ence. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  ilse,  ooye,  good,  and,  Cnd,  ill.  Ox* 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  19 

conjure  (to  practise  magic),  kun'jur,  not  kon'jur. 
connate,  kon-niit'  or  kon'nat. 
connoisseur,  kon-nis-sur'  or  kon-nis-sur'. 
conquer,  kong'ker,  not  kon'ker  nor  kon'kwer. 
conqueror,  kong'ker-er,  not  kongk'rer. 
conservator,  kon'ser-va-tor  or  kon-ser-va'tor. 
considerable,  kon-sid'er-a-bl,  not  kon-sid'ra-bl. 
consistory,  kon'sis-to-ri  or  kon-sis'to-ri. 
consols,  kon-solz'  or  kon'solz. 
conspiracy,  kon-spir'a-si,  not  kon-spi'ra-sT. 
construe,  kon'stroo,  not  kon-stroo'  nor  kon'ster. 
consummate  (verb),  kon-sum'mut  or  kon'sura-mat. 
consummate  («*•/;.),  kon-sum'mat,  not  kon'sum-mat. 
contemner,   kon-tem'ner,   not  kon-tem'er.      So 

con-tern 'ning. 

contemplate,  kon-tem'plat  or  kon' tern-plat. 
cpntemplator,  kon-tem'pla-tor,   or  kon'tem-nla' 

tor. 

contents,  kon-tents'  or  kon'tents. 
contour,  kon-toor',  not  kon'toor. 
contrary,  kon'tra-ri,  not  kon'tri  nor  kon-tra'ri. 
contribute,  kon-trib'ut,  not  kon'tri-but  nor  kon- 

trib'ut. 

controvert,  kon'tro-vert,  not  kon-tro-vert'. 
contumacy,  kon'tu-ma-sT,  not  kon-tu'ma-si. 
contumely,  kon'tu-me-11,  not  kon-tu'me-li. 
convenient,  kon-ven'yent  or  kon-ven'i-ent.     Sa 

convenience. 

iip,  arm,  fare,  ow-1.  f/<-en, « Ii-in,  get,  cli-op,  h-«r. 


20  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

conversant,  kon'ver-sant,  not  kon-ver'sant. 

conversely,  kon'vers-li  or  kon-vers'li. 

convex,  kon'veks,  not  kon-veks'.  So  con'vex-ly 

convivial,  kon-viv'i-al  or  kon-viv'yal. 

convoy  (verb),  kon-voy';  (no«n),  kon'voy. 

cony,  ko'm,  colloquially  kun'i. 

cooper,  k(3bp'er  or  koop'er. 

copaiba,  ko-pa'ba,  not  ko-pe'ba. 

coquet  (rer&),  ko-ket',  not  ko-kwet'. 

coquette  (noun),  ko-ket',  not  ko-kwet'. 

coquetry,  ko-ket'ri,  not  ko'ket-ri. 

coral,  kor'al,  not  ko'ral. 

cordial,  kord'yal  or  kor'di-al.     So  cordiality. 

corollary,  kor'ol-la-ri,  not  ko-rol'la-ri. 

coronal,  kor'o-nal  or  ko-ro'nal. 

corridor,  kor'ri-dor,  not  kor'ri-dor. 

corse,  kors  or  kors. 

coruscate,  ko-rus'kat  or  kor'us-kat. 

corvine,  kor'vln,  not  kor'vin. 

cost,  kost  or  kawst.     So  costly. 

costume,  kos-tum'  or  kos'tum. 

coterie,  ko-te-re',  not  ko'te-re  nor  kot'er-e. 

cotyledon,  kot-i-le'don,  not  ko-ti-le'don. 

cotyledonous,  kot-T-led'on-us  or  ko-tl-le'don-u& 

coupon,  kob'pon,  not  ku'pon. 

courier,  koo'ri-er,  not  kur'ri-er  nor  koo'rer. 

courteous,  kurt'e-us  or  kort'yus. 

courtesan,  knrt'e-zan,  kurt-e-zan'  or  kort'e-zan. 

ile,  eat,  Ic«,  old,  use,  ooze,  gdod,  .1  ml,  £nd,  ill,  5n, 


PRONOUNCING   HANDBOOK.  21 

courtesy  (a  depression  oftht  body),  kurt'si,  not  kurch'L 

covenant,  kuv'e-nant,  not  kov'e-nant. 

covetous,  kuv'et-us,  not  kuv'e-chus.     • 

cowardice,  kow'ar-dice,  not  kow'ar-dlce. 

cranberry,  kran'ber-ri,  not  kram'bri. 

craunch,  kranch,  not  krawnch. 

credence,  kre'dence,  not  kred'ence. 

creek,  krek,  not  krik. 

crept,  krept,  not  krep. 

crinoline,  krin'o-lm  or  krin'o-lfn. 

crocodile,  krok'o-dll,  not  krok'o-dIL 

crouch,  krowch,  not  krooch. 

crude,  krood,  not  krud. 

cruel,  kroo'el,  not  kru'el. 

cruise  (to  sail  to  andjro),  krooz,  not  krooe. 

crupper,  krup'er  or  kroop'er. 

cruse,  kroos,  not  krooz. 

cucumber,  ku'kum-ber,  not  kdw'kum-ber. 

cuirass,  kwe-ras'  or  kwe'ras. 

culinary,  ku'li-na-ri,  not  kul'i-na-ri. 

cupola,  ku'po-la,  not  ku'pa-lo. 

curator,  ku-ra'tor,  not  ku'ra-tor. 

current,  kur'rent,  not  kurnt. 

cursed  (adj.\  kur'sed,  not  kurst. 

curtain,  kur'tin,  not  kurt'n. 

cushion,  kobsh'un,  not  kwish'un. 

cyclopean,  si-klo-pe'an,  not  si-klo'pe-an. 

cynosure,  si'no-shoor  or  sin'o-shoor. 

iip,  arm,  f^rc,  ovr-1,  t/<-en,  t h-iii,  get,  ch-op,  h-eiv 


22  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

D. 

daguerreotype,  da-ger'o-tip,  not  da-ger'e-o-tip. 
dahlia,  diil'ya  or  dal'ya. 
damning,  uam'uing,  not  dani'ing. 
dandelion,  dan'de-li-on  or  dan-de-li'on,  not  dao 

de-lin. 

Danish,  diin'ish,  not  dan'ish. 
data,  da'ta,  not  da'ta. 
daub,  dawb.  not  dob. 
daunt,  diint,  not  dawnt. 
deaf,  def,  not  def.     So  deafen, 
decade,  dek'ful,  not  dek-ad'. 
decadence,  de-ka'dence,  not  dek'a-dence. 
decantation,  de-kan-ta'slvin  or  dt'k-an-ta'shun. 
declarative,  de-klur'a-tiv,  not  de-klur'a-tiv. 
decorous,  de-ko'rus  or  dek'o-rus. 
decrepit,  de-krep'it,  not  de-krep'id. 
defalcate,  de-f'ul  kut,  not  del"al-kat  nor  de-fawJ 

ka.t. 

defalcation,  de-fal-ka'shun  or  def-al-ka'shun. 
deficit,  aef'I-sit,  not  de-fis'it. 
defile  (noun),  de-fll'  or  du'i'il. 
delivery,  de-liv'er-T,  not  de-liv'ri. 
demise,  de-mlz',  not  de-nils'. 
demonstrate,  (U-iuon'strat  or  dern'on-strat. 
demonstration,  dem-on-stra'shun,   not  de-mon, 

stra'slmn 


>.  e»t,  Ice,  old,  Qs«,  ouze.  g-ood.  «l  mi,  «'tnl.  Ill,  ftn. 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  23 

demonstrative,  de-mon'stra-tiv,  not  dem'orwtra- 

tiv. 
demonstrator,  dem'on-stra-tur,  not  de-mon'^tr*. 

tur. 
denationalize,  de-nash'un-al-iz,  not  de-na'shun- 

al-Iz. 

denudation,  den-u-da'shun  or  de-nu-da'shun. 
denunciate,  de-nun'sht-at,  not  de-nun'shat 
depends,  de-pends',  not  de-penz'. 
deposition,  dep-o-zish'un  or  de-po-sizh'un. 
depot,  de-po'  or  da-po',  but  commonly  de'po. 
depreciate,  de-pre'shi-at,  not  de-pre'shat. 
depths,  depths,  not  deps  nor  debths. 
deputy,  dep'u-ti,  not  deb'u-ti. 
derelict,  der'e-likt,  not  der-e-likt'. 
dereliction,  der-e-lik'shun,  not  der-e-lek'shun. 
derisive,  de-ri'siv,  not  de-ri'ztv. 
desiccate,  de-sik'kat  or  des'ik-kat. 
design  (noun  and  verb),  de-sin'  or  de-zln'. 
designate,  des'ig-nat,  not  dez'ig-nat. 
desist,  de-sist',  not  de-zist'. 
desolate,  des'o-lat,  not  dez'o-lat.     So  des-o-la- 

tion. 

desperado,  des-pe-ra'do,  not  des-pe-ra'do. 
despicable,  des'pi-ka-bl,  not  des-pik'a-bL 
dessert,  dez-zert',  not  dez'ert. 
destine,  des'tin,  not  des'tin. 
desultory,  des'ul-to-ri,  not  de-zult'o-ri. 

«p,  arm,  f fcre,  ow-1,  </«-en,  t  li-iii,  get,  r.h-op,  h-er. 


24  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

detail  (novn),  de'tal  or  de-tal';  (verb),  de-tal'. 
detestation,  det-es-ta'shun  or  jde-te,s-ta'shun- 
devastate,  dev  as-tat  or  de-vas'tat 
devil,  dev'l,  not  dev'il. 
dew,  dii,  not  dob. 

(diaeresis,  di-er'e-sis,  not  di-e-re'sis  nor  di-e're-eia. 
dialogue,  di'a-log,  not  di'a-lawg. 
diamond,  dfa-mund  or  dl'mund. 
diatribe,  di'a-trib.  not  di-at'ri-be. 
didactic,  di-dak'tik,  not  di-dak'tik. 
different,  dif'fer-ent,  not  dif  rent. 
differentiate,  dif-ler-en'sbi-at,  not  dif-fer-en'shat 
diffuse  (adj.),  dif-fus',  notdif-fuz'. 
diffusive,  dif-fu'slv,  not  dif-fu'ziv. 
digression,  di-gresh'un,  not  dl-gresh'un. 
"dilapidate,  di-lap'i-dat,  not  dl-lap'i-dat. 
'  f  ilate,  di-lat'  or  di-lat'. 
lilemma,  dl-lem'ma  or  dl-lem'ma. 
dimension,  dT-men'shun,  not  dl-men'shun. 
diocesan,  di-os'e-san  or  di-o-se'san. 
diocese,  dl'o-ses  or  di'o-ses. 
diorama,  di-o-ra'ma  or  di-o-ra'ma. 
diphtheria,  dif-the'ri-a,  not  dip-the'ri-a. 
diphthong,  dip'thong  or  dif'thong. 
diploma,  di-plo'ma,  not  di-plo'ma. 
diplomacy,  dl-plo'ma-si,  not  dip'lo-ma-si. 
diplomatic,  dip-lo-mat'ik,  not  di-plo-mat'ik. 
diplomatist,  dT-plo'ma-tist,  not  dl-plo'ina-tist. 

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direct,  dT-rekt',  not  di-rekt'  nor  drekt 

disable,  dis-a'bl  or  diz-a'bl. 

disarm,  diz-arm',  not  dis-arm'. 

disaster,  diz-as'ter,  not  dis-as'ter. 

disband,  dis-band'  or  diz-band'. 

disburden,  dis-bur'dn  or  diz-bur'dn. 

disburse,  dis-burse'  or  diz-burse'. 

discern,  diz-zern',  not  dis-sern'.     So  dis-cern'- 

ment. 

discourteous,  dis-kurt'e-us,  not  dis-kort'e-us. 
discoverer,  dis-kuv'er-er,  not  dis-kuv'rer. 
discovery,  dis-kuv'er-i,  not  dis-kuv'ri. 
discrepance,  dis'kre-pance  or  dis-krep'ance.     So 

discrepancy,  discrepant, 
disdain,  diz-diin',  not  dis-dan'. 
disease,  diz-ez',  not  dis-ez'. 
disfranchise,  dis-fran'chiz,  not  dis-fran'chiz. 
disgorge,  dis-gorj'  or  diz-gorj'. 
disgrace,  dis-grace'  or  diz-grace'. 
disguise,  dis-glz'  or  diz-giz'. 
disgust,  dis-gust'  or  diz-gust'. 
dishabille,  dis-ha-bil',  not  dis-ha-bel'. 
dishevelled,  di-shev'ld,  not  dis-hev'ld. 
dishonest,   diz-on'est,   not  dis-on'est.      So  dis- 

hon'or,  dis-hon'or-a-ble,  dis-hon'es-ty. 
disinterested,  dis-in'ter-est-ed  or  diz-in'ter-est- 

ed,  not  dis-in-ter-est'ed. 
disjoin,  dis-join'  or  diz-join'. 

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disjoint,  dis-joint'  or  diz-joint'. 
disjunctive,  dis-junc'tiv  or  diz-junc'tiy, 
dislike,  dis-llk'  or  diz-lik'. 
dislodge,  dis-loj'  or  diz-loj'. 
disloyal,  dis-loy'al  or  diz-loy'al. 
dismantle,  dis-man'tl  or  diz-man'tl. 
dismast,1  dis-mast'  or  diz-mast'. 
dismay,  dis-ma'  or  diz-ma'. 
dismember,  dis-mem'ber  or  diz-mem'ber. 
dismiss,  dis-mis'  or  diz-mis'. 
dismount,  dis-mownt'  or  diz-mownt'. 
disoblige,  dis-o-blij',  not  dis-o-blej'. 
disorder,  dis-or'der  or  diz-or'der. 
disorganize,  dis-or'gan-Iz  or  diz-or'gan-iz 
disown,  dis-6n'  or  diz-6n'. 
^dispossess,  dis-poz-zes',  not  dis-pos-ses'. 
disputable,  dis'pu-ta-bl,  not  dis-pu'ta-bL 
disputant,  dis'pu-tant,  not  dis-pu'tant. 
disrobe,  dis-rob'  or  diz-rob'. 
disruption,  dis-rup'shun  or  diz-rup'shun. 
dissemble,  dis-sem'bl,  not  diz-zem'bl. 
dissociate,  dis-so'shi-at,  not  dis-so'shat. 
dissolve,  diz-zolv',  not  dis-solv'. 
dissyllable,  dis-sil'la-bl  or  dis'sil-la-bL 
distich,  dis'tik,  not  dis'tich. 
district,  dis'trikt,  not  de'strikt. 
divan,  dT-Van',  not  di'van. 
divaricate,  di-var'i-kat,  not  di-varl-kat. 


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dJTergc,  di-verj',  not  di-verj'. 

diverse,  di' verse,  not  di-verse'.     So  di'verse-iy 

divert,  di-vert',  not  di-vert'. 

divest,  di-vest',  not  dl-vest'. 

divulge,  dl-vulj".  not  dl-vulj'. 

do,  d(X),  not  dioo. 

docile,  dos'Il,  not  do'sil. 

does,  duz,  not  dooz. 

dog,  do?,  not  dawg. 

dolorous,  doTo-rus,  not  do'lo-rug. 

domain,  do-man',  not  do'man. 

domicile,  dom'i-sll,  not  dom'i-sfl. 

uominie,  dom'i-nT,  not  do'mi-nt. 

donative,  don'a-tiv,  not  do'na-tiT. 

donkey,  dong'ki,  not  dung'ki. 

Doric,  dor'ik,  not  do'rik. 

dost,  dust,  not  dost. 

doth,  duth,  not  doth. 

drama,  dra'ma  or  dram'a. 

dramatist,  dram'a-tist,  not  dra'ma-tist. 

draught,1  draft,  not  drawt. 

drawers,  draw'erz,  not  draw'uz  nor  drawz. 

drollery,  drol'er-T,  not  drol'er-i. 

dromedary,  drum'e-da-ri,  not  drom'e-da-rl. 

dross,4  dros,  not  draws. 

drown,  drown,  not  drownd. 

drowned,  drownd,  not  drown'ded. 

Druid,  droo'id,  not  drii'id. 

up,  arm.  f 4r«j  ow-1,  tii-en,  th-in,  get,  oti-op,  h-en 


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ducat,  duk'at,  not  du'kat. 

ductile,  duk'tll,  not  duk'tll. 

duet,  du-et',  not  doo-et'. 

duke,  diik,  not  dook. 

duress,  du'res  or  du-res'. 

duty,  du'ti,  not  dob'ti. 

dwarfs  (n  pi.),  dwawrfs,  not  dwawrrz. 

dynasty,  di'nas-ti  or  din'as-ti. 

dysentery,  dis'en-ter-i,  not  diz'en-ter-L 

E. 

early,  er'lT,  not  ar'li. 
east-ward,  east'ward,  not  east'ard. 
eclat,  a-kla'  or  e-kla',  not  e-klaw'. 
economical,  e-ko-nom'i-kal  or  ek-o-nom'l-kal. 
educate,  ed'u-kat,  not  ed'i-kat.    So  ed-u-ca'tion 
e'er,  4r,  not  er. 
effort,  ef'furt  or  effort- 
effrontery,  ef-frunt'er-i,  not  ef-front'er-i. 
egg.  c?.  not  ag. 

egotism,  e'go-tizm  or  eg'o-tizm.     So  egotist, 
egregious,  e-gre'jus  or  e-gre  jT-us. 
either,  e'^er  or  ither. 
eleemosynary,   el-e-moz'i-na-ri,   not  el-e-mos'i- 

na-rl. 

elegiac,  e-le'ji-ak  or  el-e-jfak. 
elephantine,  el-e-fan'tin,  not  el-e-fan'tin. 

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eleven,  e-lev'n,  not  levn. 

Elizabethan,  e-liz'a-beth-an  or  e-liz-a-beth'an. 
elm,  elm,  not  el'um. 
elusive,  e-lu'slv,  not  e-lu'zlv. 
Elysiuui,  e-lizh'I-um,  not  e-liz'I-um. 
emaciate,  e-ma'slil-at,  not  e-ina'sliat. 
emendation,  em-eu-da'shun,  not  e-nieu-da'shun, 
emolliate,  e-mol'li-at  or  e-mol'yat. 
emollient,  e-mol'yent,  not  e-mol'll-ent. 
empiric  (noun),  em-plr'ik  or  em'plr-ik. 
empyrean,  em-pl-re'an  or  em-plr'e-an. 
encore,  6~ng-kOr',  not  Ong'kOr. 
endive,  eu'div,  not  en'dlv. 
enervate,  e-uer'vat,  not  eii'er-vat. 
enfranchise,  en-fran'clilz,  not  en-frau'ohlz. 
engine,  en'jin,  not  eii'jln. 
enginery,  en'jlii-rl,  not  en'jln-rl. 
engross,  en-gros',  not  en-gr&s'  nor  eu-graws'. 
ennui,  iin-we'  or  6ng-\ve',  not  Cng'vve. 
enunciate,   e-nun'shl-at,    not    e-nun'shat.        So 

e-nun-ci-a'tion. 

envelope  («o««),  en've-lOp  or  ang've-lop. 
environs,  en-vi'runz  or  en'vl-runz. 
ephemeral,  e-fem'er-al,  not  ef-fem'er-al. 
epicurean,  ep-I-ku-re'an,  not  ep-I-ku're-an. 
epistle,  e-pis'l,  not  e-pis'tl. 

epizootic,   ep-I-zo-ot'ik,    not    ep-I-zoo'tik.       So 
epoch,  ep'ok  or  e'pok.  [ep-i-zo'ot-y. 

an,  arm.  fare,  ow-1,  th-eu.  tli-iii.  j>tt .  ch-op, li-er. 


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equable,  e'kwa-bl  or  ek'wa-bl. 

equanimity,  e-kwa-nim'i-ti,  not  ek-kwa-niml-ti. 

equation,  e-kwa'shun,  not  e-kwa'zhun. 

equatorial,  e-kwa-to'ri-al,  not  ek-wa-to'ri-al. 

equerry,  ek'wer-ri  or  e-kwer'ri. 

equinox,  e'kwi-noks,  not  ek'wi-noks.     So  e-qui- 

noc'tial. 

equipage,  ek'wl-pej,  not  e-kwip'ej. 
equipoise,  e'kwi-poiz,  not  ek'wi-poiz. 
erasure,  e-ra'zhur,  not  e-ra'shur. 
ere,  ar,  not  er. 
ermine,  er'nnn,  not  er'min. 
err,  er,  not  er. 

errand,  er'rand,  not  ar'ant  nor  er'rand. 
erratum,  er-ra'tum,  not  er-ra'tum.     So  er-ra'ta 
erring,  er'ring  or  er'ring. 
erudite,  er'66-dlt,  not  er'u-dit. 
erysipelas,  er-I-sip'e-las,  not  ir-i-sip'e-las. 
espionage,  es'pe-o-naj  or  es'pe-o-nazh. 
esquire,  es-kwir',  not  es-kwar'. 
essayist,  es'sa-ist  or  es-sa'ist. 
etiquette,  et'i-ket,  not  et'i-kwet. 
European,  ii-ro-pe'an,  not  u-ro'pe-an. 
evangelical,  e-van-jel'i-kal  or  ev-an-j«l'i-kal. 
evasive,  e-va'siv,  not  e-va'ziv. 
every,  ev'er-i,  not  ev'ri. 
exacerbate,  egz-as'er-bat,  not  eks-a-ser'bat. 
exact,   egz-akt',  not  eks-akt'. 

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exaggerate,  egz-aj'er-at,  not  eks-aj'er-at 
exalt,  egz-awlt ,  not  eks-awlt'. 
examine,  egz-am'in,  not  eks-am'in. 
example,1  egz-am'pl,  not  eks-arn'pl. 
exasperate,  egz-as'per-at,  not  eks-as'per-a*» 
excellent,  eks'sel-lent,  not  eks'lent. 
excise,  eks-slz',  not  eks'slz. 
exciseman,  eks-slz'man,  not  eks'sls-man. 
exclusive,  eks-clu'siv,  not  eks-clu'ziv. 
excretive,  eks-kre'tiv  or  eks'kre-tiv. 
excretory,  eks-kre'to-ri  or  eks'kre-to-ri. 
excruciate,  eks-kroo'shi-at,  not  eks-kroo'shat. 
excursion,  eks-kur'shun,  not  eks-kur'zhun. 
executive,  egz-ek'u-tiv,  not  eks-ek'u-tiv. 
6'iecutor,  egz-ek'u-tor,  not  eks-ek'u-tor.     So  ex- 

ec'u-trix. 

exemplar,  egz-em'plar,  not  eks-em'plar. 
exemplary,  egz'em-pla-ri,  not  egz-em'pla-ri. 
exemplify,  egz-em'pli-fT,  not  eks-ern'pli-fi. 
exempt,  egz-emt',  not  eks-emt'. 
exert,  egz-ert',  not  eks-ert'. 
exhale,*  egz-hal'  commonly  eks-hal'. 
exhaust,*  egz-hawst',    commonly   egz-awst'.     So 

ex-haust'ion ;  ex-haust'ive. 
exhibit,*  egz-hib'it,  commonly  egz-ib'it.     So   ex- 

hib'i-to-ry. 
exhibition,  eks-ht-bish'un,  not  egz-i-bish'un. 

*  See  note,  page  32. 
rtp,  arm,  fire,  ow-1,  t/<-en,  t h-ln,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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exhilarate,*  egz-hil'a-rat,  commonly  egz-il'a-rat 
exhort,*   egz-hort',   commonly  egz-ort'.     So   ex- 

hort'er. 

exhortation,  eks-hor-ta'shun,  not  egz-or-ta'shun. 
exhume,*  egz-hum',  commonly  eks-hum'. 
exile  (noun),  eks'Il ;  exile  (verb),  eks'il  or  egz-fl'. 
exist,  egz-ist',  not  eks-ist'. 
exonerate,  egz-on'er-at,  not  eks-on'er-at. 
exorbitant,  egz-or'bi-tant,  not  eks-or'bi-tant. 
exorcise,  eks'or-siz,  not  eks-or'slz. 
exordium,  egz-or'dl-um,  not  eks-or'dT-ura. 
exoteric,  eks-o-ter'ik,  not  eks-ot'er-ik. 
expatiate,  eks-pa'shi-at,  not  eks-pa'shat. 
expert  (noun),  eks'pert    or   eks-pert';   (adj.),  eks- 

pert'. 

expiration,  eks-pi-ra'shun,  not  eks-pl-ra'shun. 
expletive,  eks'ple-tiv,  not  eks-ple'tiv. 
explicable,  eks'pll-ka-bl,  not  ex-plik'a-bl. 
exploit,  eks-ploit',  not  eks'ploit. 
explosive,  eks-plo'slv,  not  eks-plo'ziv. 

*  According  to  a  rule  given  by  the  Dictionaries,  "a; 
has  the  sound  of  yz  when  it  ends  an  unaccented  syllable 
and  the  next  syllable  is  accented  and  begins  with  a  vowe? 
or  the  letter  h."  But  when  this  syllable  begins  wit*1 
the  letter  A,  it  is  almost  the  universal  custom,  in  opposi- 
tion to  the  Dictionaries,  either  to  drop  the  sound  of  h,  giv- 
ing x  the  sound  of  gz,  or,  if  the  sound  of  A  be  retained,  to 
give  to  x  the  sound  of  ks ;  thus  exhaust  is  commonly  pro- 
nounced egz-awst,  and  exhale,  eks-hdl'. 

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exponent,  eks-po'nent,  not  eks'po-neni. 
expurgate,  eks-pur'gat  or  eks'pur-gat. 
expurgator,  eks-pur'ga-tor  or  eks'pur-ga-tor. 
exquisite,  eks'kwi-zit,  not  eks-kwiz'it. 
extant,  eks'tant,  not  eks-tant'. 
extempore,  eks-tem'po-re,  not  eks-tem'por. 
extirpate,  eks-ter'pat  or  eks'ter-pat.     So  extir' 

pator. 

extol,  eks-tol',  not  eks-tol'. 
extra,  eks'tra,  not  eks'tri. 
extraordinary,  eks-tror'di-na-ri  or  eks-tra-or'di- 

na-ri. 

extrude,  eks-trood',  not  eks-trud'. 
exuberant,  egz-yoo'ber-ant,  not  eks-yoo'ber-ant. 

So  ex-u'ber-ance. 
exude,  eks-iid',  not  egz-ud'. 
exult,  egz-ult',  not  eks-ult'. 
eyry,  ar'i,  not  I'ri. 


F. 

fabric,  fab'rik,  not  fa'brik. 

facade,  fa-sad'  or  fa-sad'. 

facile,  fas'il,  not  fas'Tl. 

fac-simile,  fak-sirn'i-le,  not  fak-sim'il. 

factory,  fak'to-ri,  not  fak'tri. 

falchion,  fawTchun  or  fawl'shun,  not  fal'chun. 

falcon,  faw'kn,  not  fal'kn.     So  fal'con-er. 

up,  arm,  f &re,  ow-1,  f/t-en,  th-ln,  get,  ch-op,  h-«r 


34  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

familiarity,  fa-mil-yi-ar'i-ti  or  fa-mil-yar'i-tL 

far,  far,  not  fur. 

farina,  fa-ri'na  or  fa-re'na. 

faro,  far'o,  not  far'o  nor  fa'ro. 

farrago,  f ar-ra'go,  not  far-ra'go. 

faucet,  faw'set.  not  fas'et. 

favorite,  fa'vor-it,  not  fa'vor-it. 

fealty,  fe'al-ti,  not  fel'ti. 

febrile,  fe'bril  or  feb'ril. 

February,  feb'roo-a-ri,  not  feb'u-a-ri  nor  feb'l 

wer-ri. 

fecund,  fek'und,  not  fe'kund. 
fecundate,  fek'un-dat  or  fe-kun'dat. 
feme-covert,  fem-kuv'ert,  not  fem-kob-vert'. 
feme-sole,  fern-sol'  or  fam-sol',  not  fern-sol'. 
feminine,  fem'I-nin,  not  fem'i-mn. 
feoff,  -K'.f,  not  fe'of  nor  fef. 
ferrule  (a  ring),  fer'ril  or  fer'rool. 
fertile,  iur'tll,  not  fer'tll. 
ferule  (a  ™le\  fer'il  or  fer'ool. 
fetid,  fet'id,  not  fe'tid. 
fidelity,  f I-del'i-tl,  not  fi-del'i-ti. 
fiduciary,  f I-du'shi-a-ri,  not  fi-du'sha-ri. 
fierce,  ferce,  not  furce. 
figure,  fig'yur,  not  fig'ur.     So  fig'ured. 
film,  film,  not  fil'um. 
finale,  fe-na'le,  not  fi'nal. 
finance,  fi-nance',  not  fi'nance.     So  fi-nan'cial. 

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financier,  fin-an-ser',  not  fi-nan-ser'. 

finesse,  fe-nes',  not  fi-nes'. 

flaccid,  flak'sid,  ncrtflas'id. 

flageolet,  flaj-o-let',  not  flaj-e-o-let'. 

flaunt,  fliint,  not  flawnt. 

flew,  flu,  not  floo. 

Florentine,   flor'en-tm   or  flor'en-tm,  not  flor- 

en- ten. 

florid,  flor'id,  not  flo'rid. 
/lorin,  flor'in,  not  flo'rin. 
florist,  flo'rist,  not  flor'ist. 
foeticide,  fet'i-sid,  not  fet'i-sid. 
folio,  fol'i-o  or  fol'yo. 
for,  for,  not  fur. 

forbade,  for-bad',  not  for-bad'. 
forecastle,1  for'kas-1,  not  fok'a-sl. 
forefather,  for'fli-^er  or  for-fa"^er. 
forehead,  for'ed  or  for'hed. 
forest,  for'est,  not  for'ist. 
forge,  forj,  not  fawrj. 
forgery,  forj'er-i,  not  for'jer-I  not  fawj  K. 
forget,  tor-get',  not  for-g't'. 
formidable,  i'"-.'i^T-da-bl,  not  for-mid'a-b\ 
forray,  for'ra  or  for-ra'. 
forthwith,  forth- with'  or  forth -wii/i'. 
fortnight,  1'ort'nit  or  fort'nit. 
fortress,  lor'tres,  not  fort' res. 
forward,  for' ward,  not  for'urd. 

flp,  arm,  f&re,  o\v-l,  t/<»en,  th-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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fountain,  fown'tin,  not  fownt'n. 

fracas,  fra'kus,  not  fra-ca'.     In  England  the  latter 

is  preferred. 

fragile,  fraj'fl,  not  fraj'fl. 

fragmentary,  frag'ment-a-ri,  not  frag-ment'a-ri. 
franchise,  fran'chiz,  not  fran'chiz. 
frankincense,  frank'in-sense  or  frank-in'sense. 
fraternize,  fra-ter'nlz,  not  fra'ter-mz. 
fratricide,  frat'n-sid,  not  fra'tri-sid. 
friends,  frendz,  not  frenz. 
friendship,  frend'ship,  not  fren'ship. 
frontier,  fron'ter  or  frun'ter. 
frontispiece,  front'is-pes,  not  frunt'is-pes. 
frost,4  frost  or  frawst. 
froth,4  froth  or  frawth. 
frugal,  froo'gal,  not  fru'gl. 
fruit,  frodt,  not  frut. 
fuchsia,  fu'shi-a  or  fook'si-a. 
fugue,  fug,  not  fuj. 
fulcrum,  ful'crum,  not  fool'crum. 
fulsome,  ful'sum,  not  fobl'surn. 
furniture,  fur'nit-yoor,  colloquially,  fur'm-choor. 
fusil  (n'tj.),  fu'zil,  not  fu'sil. 
futile,  fu'til,  not  fu'tll. 


Vie,  eat,  Ice,  old,  iise.  ooze,  Kootl,  And,  £nd.  III,  011, 


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G. 

gainsay,  gan-sa'  or  gan'sa. 

gallant  (attentive  to  ladies'),  gal-lant'  or  gallant'. 

gallows,  gal'lus,  not  gal'loz. 

galoche,  ga-losh'  or  ga-losh'. 

gamboge,  gam-booj'  or  gam-bqj'. 

gangrene,  gang'gren,  not  gan'gren. 

gape,  gap  or  gap,  not  gap.     So  gap'ing. 

garden,  gar'dn,  not  gar'den. 

garrulous,  gar'rod-lus,  not  gar'yoo-lus. 

gas,  gas,  not  gas  nor  gaz. 

gaseous,  gaz'e-us,  not  gas'e-us. 

gasometer,  gaz-om'e-ter,  not  gas-om'eter. 

gather,  ga/A'er,  not  geth'er. 

gaunt,  giint,  not  gawnt.     So  gauntlet. 

genealogy,  jen-e-al'o-ji  or  je-ne-al'o-ji.     So  gen- 

ealog'ical,  geneal'ogist. 
generally,  jen'er-al-H,  not  jen'rul-lt. 
genial,  jen'i-al,  not  jen'yal. 
genius  (inborn  faculty),  jen'yus  or  je'm-us. 
genius  (a  spirit),  je'm-us,  not  jen'yus. 
Gentile,  jen'  til,  nofjen'til. 
gentlemen,  jen'tl-men,  not  jen'tl-raun. 
genuine,  jen'u-m,  not  jen'u-in. 
geography,  je-og'ra-fi,  not  jog'ra-fi. 
geometry,  je-om  e-trl,  not  jom'e-tri. 
gerund,  jer'und,  not  je'rund. 

ftp,  arm,  f  &re,  otv-1,  f/t-en,  t  h-ln,  get*  ch-op,  h-er. 

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get,  get,  not  git. 

gherkin,  gur'kin,  not  jur'kin. 

ghoul,  gobl,  not  gowl. 

giaour,  jowr,  not  joor. 

gibberish,  gib'er-ish,  not  jib'er-ish.     So  gib'ber. 

gibbet,  jib'et,  not  gib'et. 

gibbous,  gib'us,  not  jib'us. 

gigautean,  ji-gan-te'an,  not  ji-gan'te-an. 

giraffe,  jT-raf  or  zhe-raf,  notji-raf. 

glacial,  gla'shi-al  or  gla'shal. 

glarcier,  glas'i-er,  not  gla'ser. 

gladiator,  glad'i-a-tur,  not  gla'di-a-tur. 

glisten,  glis'n,  not  glis'tn. 

God,  god,  not  gawd. 

golden,  gold'n,  not  gold' en. 
\gondola,  gon' do-la,,  not  gon-do'la. 
• — gone,  gon  or  gawn. 

gooseberry,  gobz'ber-ri,  not  goos'ber-ri. 

Gordian,  gor'dl-an,  not  gord'yan. 

gorgeous,  gor'jus,  not  gor'je-us. 
"gosling,  goz'ling,  not  gawz'ling* 

gospel,  gos'pel,  not  gaws'pel. 

got,  got,  not  gut. 

Gothamite,  go'tham-it  or  goth'am-it. 

gOUge  (noun  and  rerft),  gOWJ  OF  gOOJ. 

gourd,  gord  or  gobrd. 

government,  guv'ern-ment,  not  guv'er-munt. 

governor,  guv'ern-ur,  not  guv'nur. 

alo,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  <.../<•.  good,  :'nul.  cml,  ill,  5n, 


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gown,  gown,  not  gownd  nor  gaoon. 

granary,  gran'a-ri,  not  gran'a-ri. 

grandmother,   grand'mu^-er,  not  graninu$-«*. 

So  grand'fa-ther,  &c. 
gratis,  grii'tis,  not  gra'tis. 
gravel,  grav'el,  not  grav'l. 
grease  (noun),  gres,  not  grez. 
grease  (verb),  grez,  not,  gres.     So  greased,  grea* 

ing,  greas'y. 
grew,  groo,  not  gru. 
grievous  grev'us,  noi  greVi-us. 
grimace,  gri-mace',  not  grim'ace. 
grimalkin,  gri-mal'kin,  not  gn-mawl'kia 
grimy,  gri'ml,  not  griml. 
grindstone,  grind'ston,  colloquially,  grin'ston. 
grisly,  griz'lT,  no^gris'li. 
groat»  grawt,  not  grot. 
grovel,  grov'l,  not  grov'el. 
guardian,  gard'i-an,  not  gar-den'  nor  gar  jan. 
guava,  gwti'va,  not  gwaw'va  nor  gwa'va. 
gubernatorial,  gu-ber-na-to'ri-.al,  not  gub-er-na« 

to'ri-al. 

guerdon,  ger'dun,  not  gwer'dun. 
guild,  gild,  not  gild. 
guillotine,  gil-o-ten',  not  gil'o-tin. 
gum-arabic,  gum-ar'a-bik,  not  gum-a-ra'bik. 
gums,  gumz,  not  goomz. 
gunwale,  gun'el  or  gun'wal. 

up,  arm,  f&re,  ovr»l,  ///-«-ii,  t li-in,  get«  ch-op,  h-er. 


40  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

gutta-percha,  gut'ta-per'cha,  not  gut'ta-per'ka. 
gymnasium,  jim-na'zi-um  or  jim-na'zht-um. 
gypsy.-  jip'si,  not  gip'si. 
gypsum,  jip'sum,  not  gip'sum. 


H. 

halcyon,  hal'si-un  or  hal'shi-un. 

half,  haf,  not  haf. 

halfpenny,  ha'pen-m,  haf'pen-ni,  or  hap'en-m. 

halibut,  hol'i-but  or  hal'i-but.     In  England  the 

latter  is  preferred. 
halve,  hav,  not  hav. 
handbook,  hand'book,  not  han'book. 
handful,  hand'f(561,  not  han'fool. 
handkerchiefs,    hang'ker-chifs,     not    hang'ker- 

chevz. 

harass,  bar' as,  not  ha-ras". 
harem,  ha'rera,  not  bar' em. 
haslet,  has'let  or  ha'slet. 
hasten,  has'n,  not  has'tn. 
haunch,  banch,  not  hawnch. 
haunt,  bant,  not  hawnt. 
heard,  herd,  not  herd. 
hearth,  hartb,  not  berth,  except  in  poetry. 
heather,  heWer  or  hetb'er.    In  Scotland  the  word 

is  always  pronounced  hett'er. 
heaven,  hev'n,  not  hev'un. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ouze,  good,  and,  find,  III,  on, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  41 

Hebe,  he'be,  not  heb. 

hegira,  he-ji'ra  or  hej'i-ra.     In  England  hej'i-ra  is 

preferred. 

height,  hit,  not  hith. 

heinous,  ha'nus,  not  han'yus  nor  he'nua. 
heliotrope,  he'li-o-trop,  not  hel'i-o-trop. 
Hellenic,  hel-len'ik  or  hel-le'nik. 
helot,  hel'ot  or  he'lot. 
hemistich,  hem'i-stik,  not  hem'i-stich. 
herb,  erb  or  herb.     So  herb'age,  herb'y. 
herbaceous,  her-ba'shus,  not  her-ba'se-us. 
Herculean,  her-cn'le-an,  not  her-cu-le'an. 
hereof,  her-of '  or  her-ov'. 
herewith,  her-with'  or  ber-vvi<A'. 
heroine,  her'o-in,  not  her'o-m  nor  he'ro-m. 
heroism,  her'o-izm,  not  he'ro-izm. 
hesitate,  hez'i-tut,  not  hes'i-tat. 
hibernate,  hi'ber-nat,  not  hi-ber'nat 
hiccough,  hik'up  or  hik'kof. 
hideous,  hid'e-us,  not  he'jus  nor  hij'us. 
highwayman,  hi'wa-man,  not  hi-wa'man. 
hilarity,  hMar'i-ti  or  hl-lar'i-ti.     So  hila'rious. 
Hindoo,  hin-doo'  or  hin'doo. 
hippopotamus,  hip-po-pot'a-mus,  not  liip-po-po- 

ta'mus. 

hirsute,  her-sut',  not  her'sut. 
history,  his'to-ri,  not  his'tn. 
hollyhock,  hol'li-hock,  not  hol'li-hawk. 

tp,  arm,  fare,  ow-1,  tli-en,  th-iii,  get,  ch-op,  b-er. 


12  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

'lolm,  horn  or  holm. 

holocaust,  hol'o-kawst,  not  ho'lo-kawst. 

homage,  hom'aj,  not  om'aj. 

homely,  hom'li,  not  hum']!. 

homestead,  hom'sted,  not  hom'stid. 

homoeopathy,  ho-me-op'a-thi,  not  ho'me-o- 
path-i. 

homogeneous,  ho-mo-je'ne-us,  not  hom'o-je- 
ne-us. 

honest,  on'est,  not  on'ist 

hoop,  hoop  or  hoop. 

horizon,  ho-ri'zun,  not  hor'i-zn. 

horrid,  hor'id,  not  hawr'id.     So  hor'ri-ble. 

horseradish,  horse' rad-ish,  not  horse' red-ish. 

horologe,  hor'o-lqj  or  hor'o-loj. 

hospitable,  hos'pi-ta-bl,  not  hos-pit'a-bl. 

hospital,  hos'pi-tal,  not  os'pi-tal,  nor  haws' pi-tl. 

hostage,  hos'tilj,  not  haws' taj. 

hostile,  hos'tfl,  not  hos-til  nor  haws' tlL 

hostler,  os'ler  or  hos'ler,  not  haws'ler.  In  Eng-- 
land  os'ler  only  is  approved. 

hound,  hownd,  not  hown. 

house-wife,  huz'wif  or  hows'wif.  So  house'- 
wifery. 

hovel,  hov'el,  not  huv'el. 

hover,  huv'er,  not  hov'er. 

humble,  hum'bl  or  um'ble.  The  latter  is  pre- 
ferred in  England. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  iise,  ooze,  good,  ami,  find,  111,  An, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  43 

humor,  yu'mur  or  hu'mur.     So  hu'morous,  hu'- 

morist.     Smart  says,  humor  (in  the  sense  of  moi*. 

we  or  fluid  of  the  animal  body)^  umor  (in  other  senses). 
hundred,  hun'dred,  not  hun'durd. 
hungry,  hung'gri,  not  hung'ger-i. 
hurrah,  hoor-ra',  not  hur-raw'. 
hussar,  hooz-zar',  not  huz-zar'. 
hustle,  hus'l,  not  hus'tl. 
Huswife,  huz'if  or  huz'wif. 
huzza,  lioo-za",  not  huz-a'. 
hydatid,  hl'da-tid  or  hid'a-tid. 
hydropathy,  hi-drop'a-thi,  not  hi'dro-path-i.      So 

hy-drop'a-thist. 
hygiene,  lii  ji-en  or  hi'jen. 
hymeneal,  hi-me-ne'al,  not  hi-me'ne-al. 
hymned,  himd  or  hlm'ned.     So  hym'ning. 
hyperbole,  hi-per'bo-le,  not  hi'per-bol. 
hypochondriac,     hip-o-kon'dri-ak,     not    hi-po. 

chon'dri-ak. 
hypocrisy,  hi-pok'ri-sl,  not  lu-pok'ri-si.    So  hyx 

po-crit'i-caL 

hypothenuse,  hi-poth'e-niis,  not  hi-poth'e-nuz. 
hypothetic,  hi-po-thet'ik  or  hip-o-thet'ik. 
hypothetical,  hi-po-thet'ik-al,  not  hip-o-thet'ik-al 
hyssop,  his'up  or  hiz'up. 


ttp,  Mrin,  tkrr,  o\v-l.  i.'.-t-n,  1h-fn,  get,  cll«opt  h-er. 


44  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

L 

Idea,  i-de'a,  not  i-de". 

ideal,  i-de'al,  not  i-del'. 

idol,  i'dol,  not  i'dl. 

idyl,  I'dil,  not  M'il. 

ignominious,  ig-no-min'T-us,  not  ig-no-min'yus. 

ignoramus,  ig-no-ra'mus,  not  ig-nora'mus. 

illusive,  il-lu'siv,  not  il-lu'ziv. 

illustrate,   il-lus'trat,  not  il'lus-trat.     So   il-lus'- 

trat-ed,  il-lus'tra-tive,  il-lus'tra-tor. 
imagery,  im'aj-ri  or  im'a-jer-T. 
imbecile,  im-be-sel',  im'be-sil,  or  im-bes'il. 
imbrue,  irn-broo',  not  im-bru'. 
immediate,  im-me'di-at,  not  im-me'jat. 
immortality,  im-mor-tal'i-ti,  not  im-mcr-tal'i-ti. 
impartiality,  im-par-shi-al'i-ti  or  im-par-shal'i-ti. 
Impetus,  im'pe-tus,  not  im-pe'tus. 
impiously,  im'pi-us-lT,  not  im-pi'us-li. 
implacable,  im-pla'ka-bl,  not  im-plak'a-bl. 
importune,  im-por-tun',  not  im-por'tun. 
imposter,  im-pos'ter,  not  im-paws'ter. 
imposthume,  ira-pos'tum  or  im-post'hum. 
impotence,   im'po-tence,   not  im-po'tence.       So 

im'po-tent. 

imprimatur,  im-pri-ma'tur,  not  im-pri-ma'tur. 
improvise,  im-pro-viz',  not  im'pro-viz. 
inamorata,  in-am-o-ra'ta,  not  in-am-o-ra't». 

al<-,  eat,  Toe,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  ami,  <"-ml.  III,  An, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  45 

inaugurate,  in-au'gu-rat,  not  in-au'gur-at 
inchoate,  ing'ko-at  or  in'ko-at. 
inchoative,  in-ko'a-tiv,  not  in-cho'a-tiv. 
incisive,  in-si'siv,  not  in-si'ziv. 
incisor,  in-si'sor  or  in-si'zor. 
inclusive,  in-klu'siv,  not  in-klu'ziv. 
incommensurable,     in-kom-men'shoo-ra-bl,   not 

in-kom-men'zhob-ra-bl. 
incommensurate,   in-kom-men'shoo-rat,  not  in- 

koni-inen'zhoo-rat. 
incomparable,  in-kom'pa-ra-bl,  not  in-kom-par'- 

a-bl. 
inconvenience,  in-kon-ven'yence  or  in-kon-ve'' 

ni-ence.     So  in-con-ven'ient. 
increase  (noun),  in'kres  or  in-kres'. 
increment,  in'kre-ment  or  ing'kre-ment. 
incubate,  in'ku-bat  or  ing'ku-bat. 
incubus,  in'ku-bus  or  ing'ku-bus. 
indecorus,  in-de-ko'rus  or  in-dek'o-rus. 
Indian,  ind'yan  or  in'di-ari,  not  in'jun. 
indicative,*  in-dik'a-tiv,  not  in'di-ka-tiv. 
indicatory,  in'dl-ka-to-ri,  not  in-dik'a-to-n. 
indigenouE,.  in-dij'e-nus,  not  in-dig'e-nus. 
indisputable,  in-dis'pu-ta-bl,  not  in-dis-pu'ta-bl. 
individual,  in-dl-vid'u-al,  not  in-di-vid'6o-al, 

*  When  used  in  the  general  sense  of  showing  or  point- 
ing out,  Smart  pronounces  this  word  in'di-ca-tive,  but  in 
its  grammatical  sense  he  pronounces  it  in-dic'a-tive. 

ttp,  arm,  f ire,  ow-1,  t/<-en,  t li-iii,  g«t?  ch-op,  h-er. 


46  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

indocile,  in-dos'Il,  not  in-do'sil. 
industry,  in'dus-tri,  not  in-dus'trl. 
inertia,  in-er'shi-a,  not  in-er'sha. 
inexhaustible,    in-eks-hawst'i-bl,    commonly  in- 

eks-awst'f-bl. 

inexplicable,  in-eks'pli-ka-bl,  not  in-eks-plik'a-bL 
infamously,  in'fa-mus-li,  not  in-fa'mus-11. 
infantile,  in'fan-tll  or  in'fan-tll. 
infantine,  in'fan-tin  or  in'fan-tm. 
inferrible,  in-fer'ri-bl,  not  in-fer'ri-bL 
infidel,  in'fi-del,  not  in'fi-dl. 
ingenious,  in-jen'yus  or  in-je'm-us. 
ingrate,  in'grat  or  in-grat'. 
ingratiate,  in-gra'shi-at,  not  in-gra'shat. 
ingredient,  in-gre'dT-ent,  not  in-gre'jent. 
inhospitable,  in-hos'pl-ta-bl,  not  in-hos-pit'a-bL 
inimical,  in-im'i-kal;  in-i-mi'kal  is  obsolescent. 
initiate,  in-i'shi'-at,  not  in-i'shat. 
innate,  in-nat'  or  in'nat. 
innocent,  in' no-sent,  not  in'no-sunt. 
inquiry,  in-kwl'ri,  not  in'k\vi-ri. 
insatiate,  in-sa'shi-at,  not  in-sa'shat.     So  in-sa' . 

ti-a-ble. 

insects,  in'sekts,  not  in'seks. 
insition,  in-sish'un  or  in-sizh'un. 
inspiratory,  in-spir'a-to-ri  or  in'spT-ra-to-ri. 
in  statu  quo,  in  sta'tu  kwo,  not  in  stat'db  kwo. 
Instead,  in-sted',  not  in-stid'. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  6s«,  doze,  good,  ftiid,  £nd,  ill.  dn, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  47 

instinct  («>*/.),  in-stingkt',  not  in'stingkt 
institute,  in'sti-tut,  not  in'sti-tobt.    So  in-sti-tu'> 

tion. 

integer,  in'te-jer,  net  in'te-gur. 
integral,  iu'te-gral,  not  in-te'gral.    So  in'te-granu 
intellect,  iu'tel-lekt,   net  in'tu-lekt.     So  in-tel- 

lect'u-al. 

intercalary,  in-ter'kal-a-rT,  net  in-ter-kal'a-n. 
interest,  in'ter-est.  not  in'trest  nor  («•«*)  in-ter- est'. 
interested,  in'ter-est-ed,  not  in-ter-est'ed. 
interesting,  in'ter-est-ing,  not  in-ter-est'ing. 
interlocutor,  in-ter-lok'u-tur,  not  in-ter-lo-ku'tur- 
international,    in-ter-nash'un-al,    not   in-ter-nai 

shun-al. 

internecine,  in-ter-ne'sin,  not  in-ter-ne'stn. 
interpolate,  in-ter'po-lat,  not  in-ter-po'lat 
interstice,  in'ter-stis  or  in-ter' sti's. 
intestine,  in-tcs'tin,  not  in-tes'tln. 
intrigue  (noun  amt  verb),  in-treg',  not  in'treg. 
intrude,  in-trood",  not  in-trud'. 
intrusive,  in-troo'siv,  not  in-troo'ziv. 
inure,  in-yoor',  not  in-6br'. 
invalid  (nown),  in'va-lid  or  in-va-led'. 
invasive,  in-va'siv,  not  in-va'ziv. 
inveigle,  in-ve'gl,  not  in-va'gl. 
inventory,  in'ven-to-ri,  not  in-ven'to-n. 
involucre,  in-vo-lu'ker,  not  in'vo-lu-ker. 
iodide,  i'o-did  or  i'o-did. 

u:>,  Krtn,  f ;in-,  ovr-1,  ///-en,  th-tn,  get,  eh«op,  h-er. 


48  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

iodine,  i'o-dln  or  i'o-din,  not  io-den. 

irate,  i-rat',  not  i'rat. 

iron,  I'urn,  not  frun. 

irrational,  ir-rash'un-al,  not  ir-ra'shun-al. 

irrefragable,  Tr-refra-ga-bl,  not  ir-re-fra'ga-bl. 

irrefutable,  ir-ref'u-ta-bl  or  ir-re-fu'ta-bl. 

h reparable,  ir-rep'a-ra-bl,  not  ir-re-pur'a-bl. 

irrevocable,  ir-rev'o-ka-bl,  not  ir-re-vo'ka-bl. 

isochronal,  i-sok'ro-nal,  not  I-so-kro'nal. 

isolate,  iz'o-lat  or  is'o-lat,  not  I'so-lat.     So  is-o- 

la'tion. 

isosceles,  I-sos'se-lez,  not  I-sos'lez. 
isothermal,  I-so-therm'al,  not  is'o-therm-ai. 
issue,  isli'oo  or  ish'yoo. 
isthmus,  ist'mus  or  is'mus. 
Italian,  i-tal'yan,  not  i-tal'yan. 
italic,  i-tal'ik,  not  I-tal'ik. 
Ivory,  I'vo-ri,  not  Iv'ri. 

J. 

jackal,  jak'awl,  not  jak'al. 

jaguar,  jag-u-ar',  not  jag-war'  nor  ja'gwar. 

jalap,  jal'ap,  noijol'ap. 

January,  jan'u-a-n,  not  jen'u-a-ri. 

jasmine,  jaz'min  orjas'min. 

jaundice,  jan'dis,  not  jawn'dls. 

jaunt,  jtint,  noijawnt. 

-1«,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  And,  £nd,  ill,  on. 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  4ft 

javelin,  jav'lin,  not  jav'e-lin. 

jejune,  je-joon'  or  je-jun'. 

jewsharp,  jiiz'harp,  not  jus'harp. 

jocose,  jo-kos',  not  jok-6s'  nor  jo-k6*'. 

jocund,  jok'und,  not  jo'kuud. 

joist,  joist,  not  jlst. 

/jonquille,  jon'kwil  or  jung'kwil. 

jostle,  jos'l,  no^jos'tl.     So  jost'ling. 

joust,  just,  not  joost  nor  jowst. 

jovial,  jo'vi-al,  notjov'yal. 

jowl,  jol,  not  jowl. 

jugular,  ju'gu-lar,  not  jug'u-lar. 

jujube,  ju  jub,  not  ju.'ju-be. 

junior,  jun'yur  or  ju'm-ur. 

just,  just,  not  jest 

justificative,  jus'ti-fi-ka-tiv  or  jus-tif'i-ka-tiv. 

justificatory,  jus'tif-i-ka-to-ri  or  jus-tif'i-ka-to-ri 

juvenile,  ju've-nil,  not  ju've-ml. 

K. 

keelson,  kel'sun  or  kel'sun. 

kept,  kept,  not  kep. 

kettle,  ket'tl,  not  kit'tl. 

khan  (a  Tartar  chief),  kawn  or  kan. 

kiln,  kil,  not  kiln. 

kindness,  kmd'nes,  not  kin'nes. 

kitchen,  kitch'en,  not  kitch'n  nor  kitch'ing. 

uu.  arm,  fare,  o\v-l,  tli-en,  tli-Iii,  get,  ch»op,  h-er. 


50  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

L. 

label,  la'bel,  not  la'bl. 

laboratory,  lab'or-a-to-ri,  not  la-bor'a-to-ri. 
laborer,  la'bor-er,  not  la'brur. 
lachrymose,  lak'rl-mos  or  lak-ri-mos'. 
lackadaisical,  lak-a-da'zik-al,  nut  lak-a-da'sik-al. 
-lamentable,  lam'en-ta-bl,  ncrtla-ment'a-bl. 
landau,  lau'daw  or  Ian-daw'. 
landlord,  landlord,  not  lan'lurd. 
lang-syne,  lang-sln',  not  lang-zm'. 
language,  lang'gwaj,  not  lan'gwaj.     So  lan'guid, 

lan'guish. 

languor,  lang'gwur,  not  lan'gwur. 
laniate,  lii'm-at.  or  lan'i-at. 
lapel,  la-pel',  not  lap-el'. 
larum,  Itir'um,  not  liir'um. 
laryngeal,  lar-in-je'al  or  la-rin'je-al. 
larynx,  lar'inks,  not  lar'inks  nor  la'rinks. 
latent,  la' tent,  not  lat'ent. 

lath  (noun  and  verb),    lath,    not    \&th]  (noun  pi.)    laths, 

lUthZj  not  laths. 
lathe,  lath,  not  lath. 
Latin,  lat'in,  not  lat'n. 

laudanum,  law'da-num  or  lod'a-num,  not  lod'num. 
laugh,  laf,  not  laf. 

launch,  lanch,  not  lanch  nor  lawnch. 
laundry,  liin'dri,  not  lawn'dn.     So  laun'dress. 

ale,  cat,  ice,  old,  Use,  ooze,  good,  and,  end,  ill,  oil, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  51 

laurel,  law'rel  or  lor'el. 

lava,  Ifi'va  or  la'va. 

leaped,  lept  or  lept. 

learned  («//.),  lern'ed,  not  lernd  nor  lun'ed. 

leeward,  le'ward  or  l(x>'urd. 

legate,  leg'at,  not  le'gat. 

legend,  loj'end  or  le'jend. 

legendary,  lej'en-da-rij  not  le'jen-da-ri. 

legislative,  lej'is-la-tiv,  not  lej-is-la'tiv  nor  le-jis'- 
la-tlv. 

legislature,  lej'is-lat-vur,  not  lej-is-lat'yur  nor  le- 
jis'la-tur. 

legume,  leg'um  or  le-gum'. 

leisure,  le'zhur,  not  lezh'ur  nor  la'zhur. 

lenient,  le'ni-ent,  not  len'i-ent 

lenitive,  len'i-tiv,  not  le'ni-tiv. 

leper,  lep'er,  not  le'per. 

lessor,  les'sor  or  les-sor'. 

lethargic,  le-thar  jik,  not  leth'ar-jik. 

lettuce,  let'tis,  not  let'tobs  nor  let'tus. 

levantine,  le-van'tin  or  lev'an-tin. 

levee,  lev'e.  In  the  United  States,  when  used 
in  the  sense  of  an  assembly  of  visitors,  it  is  usu- 
ally pronounced  le-ve'. 

level,  lev'el,  not  lev'l. 

lever,  Ifj'vcr  or  lev'er. 

Ley  den-jar,  H'dn-jar  or  la'dn-jar. 

libel,  li'bel,  not  li'bl. 

up,  arm,  f  ire,  o\v-l,  t/i-en,  th-in,  §et,  cti-op,  h-<r. 


$2  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

libertine,  lib'er-tin,  not  lib'er-tm. 

library,  li'bra-ri,  not  li'brT. 

licentiate,  li-sen'shi-at,  not  li-sen'shat. 

lichen,  li'ken  or  lich'en. 

licorice,  lik'o-ris,  not  lik'er-ish. 

lief,  lef,  not  lev  nor  Hvz. 

lien,  lu'en  or  ll'en,  not  len. 

lieutenant,  lu-ten'ant  or  lev-ten' ant. 

lilac,  li'lak,  not  li'lok  nor  la'lok. 

lineament  (afeature\  lin'e-a-ment,  not  lin'e-menk 

To  be  distinguished  from  lin'i-ment  (an  ointment). 
liquor,  lik'ur,  not  lik'wur. 
listen,  lis'n,  not  lis'tn. 
literati,  lit-er-a'ti,  not  lit-er-a'tl. 
lithe,  liY/j,  not  llth.     So  lithe'some. 
lithography,   lilh-og'ra-fi,   not    H-thog'ra-fi   nor 

lith'o-graf-T.     So  lith-og'ra-pher. 
Uttle,  lit'tl,  node'tl. 
livelong,  ITv'long,  not  Hv'long. 
livery,  ITv'er-T,  not  Hv'er-i. 
livre  [Fr.],  le'ver  or  li'ver. 
llama,  la'nia  or  lii'ma. 
loath  (adj.),  loth,  not  loth  nor  lawth. 
loathsome,  I6<7i'sum,  not  loth'sum. 
locust,  lo'kust,  not  lo'kus.^ 
long-lived,  long'-llvd,  not  long'-livd. 
lord,  lord,  not  lawurd. 
loyal,  loi'al,  not  law'yal. 

ale,  oat,  io«.  old,  fise,  ooze,  good,  :1ii<1.  gntl,  ill,  5n, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  53  v 

lucid,  lu'sul,  not  166'sid. 

lucre,  Ifi'kur,  not  loo'knr. 

ludicrous,  lu'dl-krus,  not  loo'dl-krus. 

lure,  lur,  not  loor. 

lurid,  lii'rid,  not  loo'rid. 

lute,  lut,  not  loot. 

luxurious,  lu<jz-ii'rl-us  or  luks-u'rl-us.     Soluani' 

riant,  luxu'riate. 
luxury,  luks'u-rT,  not  lugz'u-rl. 
lyceum,  li-se'um,  not  li'se-um. 


M. 

Machiavelian,  mak-I-a-vel'yan,  not  mach'I-a-vel- 

yan. 

machination,  mak-I-na'slmn,  not  mach-I-na'shun. 
Madeira,  ina-de'rn.or  ma-da'ra. 
maelstrom,  infil 'strum,  not  mal'strom. 
magazine,  mag-a-zen',  not  mag'a-zen. 
magnesia,  mag-ne'zlil-a  or  mag-ne'zha. 
magnolia,  inag-no'H-a,  not  inag-nol'ya. 
maintain,  inun-tan'  or  men-tan', 
maintenance,  man'ten-ance,  not  man-tan'ance. 
malaria,  ma-la'rl-a,  not  ma-lii'rl-a. 
malefactor,  mal-e-fakjtur  or  mal'e-fak-tur. 
mamma,  mam-ma',  not  mam'mii. 
mammillary,  tnam'mil-la-rT,  not  ma-mil 'la-rt. 
mandarin,  man-da-ren',  not  man'da-rln. 

ftp,  arm,  f&re,  otv-l,//i-eii,  th-iii,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


54  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

manes  (L.pi.\  ma'nez,  not  manz. 
manganese,  mang-ga-nez',  not  man'ga-nes. 
manger,  mun'jer,  not  man  jer. 
mangy,  man  ji,   not  man  jT. 
mania,  ma'ni-a,  not  man'ya. 
maniacal,  ma-ni'a-kal,  not  ma'nl-ak-al. 
manoeuvre,  ma-nob'ver,  not  ma-nu'ver. 
Mansard-roof,  man'sard-roof,  not  man-sard'-rdoC 
mantua-maker,  man'tu-a-ma'ker  or  man'tu-ma'- 

ker. 

marasmus,  ma-raz'mus,  not  ma-ras'mus. 
marigold,  mar'i-gold,  not  ma'ri-goold. 
marital,  mar'i-tal,  not  mar'i-tal. 
maritime,  mar'i-tim,  not  mar'i-tlm. 
market,  mar'ket,  not  mar'kit. 
marvel,  mar'vel,  not  mar'vl. 
masculine,  mas'ku-lin,  not  mas'ku-lln. 
massacred,  mas'sa-kerd,  not  mas'sa-kred. 
massacring,  mas'sa-kring,  not  mas'sa-ker-ing. 
master,  mas'ter,  not  mos'ter. 
matin,  mat'in,  not  nia'tin. 
matrice  (a  womb),  ma'tns;  (awou/rf),  mat'ris. 
matrix,  ma'triks,  not  mat'riks. 
matron,  ma'tron,  not  mat'ron. 
matronal,  ma'tron-al  or  mat'ron-al. 
mattress,  mat'tres,  not  ma'tras. 
matutinal,  rnat'u-tl-);al   or  mat-u-tl'nal,  not  na»- 

tu'ti-nal. 

ale,  eat,  Ice,  old,  fine,  ooze,  good,  &nd,  t'utl,  HI,  611, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK,  55 

mausoleum,  maw-so-le'um,  not  maw-so'le-um. 

measure,  mezh'ur,  not  mazh'ur. 

mechanist,  mek'an-ist,  not  me-kan'ist. 

medal,  med'al,  not  med'l. 

medicinal,  me-dis'in-al,  not  med-e-si'nal. 

mediaeval,  me-dt-e'val,  not  med-i-e'val. 

medicine,  med'i-sin,  not  med'sun. 

mediocre,  me'di-o-ker,  not  me-di-o'ker. 

medium,  me'di-um,  not  me'jum. 

meerschaum,   mer'shawm    or    mer'showm,    noi 

mer'shum. 

meliorate,  mel'yo-rat  or  me'li-o-rat. 
mello-w,  mel'low,  not  mel'ler. 
melodeon,  rae-lo'de-on,  not  mel-o-de'on. 
melodrama,  mel-o-dra'ma,  not  mel-o-dra'ma. 
memoir,  mem'wor  or  mem'wor. 
memory,  mem'o-ri,  not  mem'n. 
menagerie,  men-azh'er-i  or  men-azh'er-i. 
mensurable,  men'shoo-ra-bl,  not  men'zhoo-ra-bl. 
mensuration,    men-shoo-ra'shun,  not   men-zhoo- 

ra'shun. 
mercantile,  mer'kan-til  or  mer'kan-tll,  not  raer'- 

kan-tel. 
mesmerize,  mez'mer-iz,  not  mes'mer-Iz.    So  me«- 

mer'ic,  mes'mer-ism. 
metal,  met'al  or  met'l. 

metamorphose,  met-a-mor'fos,  not  met-a-mor'foz. 
metonymy,  me-ton'i-nri  or  met'o-nim-i. 

iip.  arm,  f&re,  o\v-I.  t /<-en,  th-ln,  get,  ch-op,  h-«r. 


56  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

metropolitan,  met-ro-pol'i-tan,  not  me-tro-pol'i- 

tan. 

mezzotint,  med'zo-tint  or  met'zo-tint. 
miasma,  mi-az'ma,  not  me-az'ma. 
Michaelmas,  mlk' el-mas,  not  mT'kel-mas. 
microscope,   rni'kro-skop,   not   mik'ro-skop.     So 

mi-cro-scop'ic,  milcro-sco-pist. 
midwifery,  niid'vvTf-rT  or  mul' \vif-ri. 
mineralogy,  min-er-al'o-ji,  not  min-er-ol'o-ji. 
miniature,  min'T-tur  or  min'T-a-tur. 
minotaur,  inin'o-tawr,  not  mi'no-tawr. 
minus,  mi'nus,  not  nnn'us. 
minute  (cu)j-\  mi-nut'  or  mi-mit'. 
minute  (noun),  min'it  or  min'ut. 
miracle,  mir'a-kl,  not  mer'a-kl. 
miraculous,  inT-rak'u-lus,  not  mi-rak'u-lus. 
mirage,  iiii-r;i/li',  not  nur'fy. 
misanthrope,  mis'an-throp,  not  miz'an-thro]>  nor 

mis-an'throp. 

mischievous,  mis'chlv-us,  not  mis-cliev'us. 
misconstrue,  mis-kon'stroo,  not  mis-kon-stroo'. 
misery,  miz'cr-i,  not  miz'ri. 
misogynist,  im-soj'i-nist,  not  rni-sog'i-nist. 
mistletoe,  miz'l-to,  not  mis'l-to. 
mitten,  mit'ten,  not  mit'n. 
mobile,  mo'bil  or  mob'il. 
model,  mod' el,  not  mod'l. 
modest,  mod'est,  not  mod'ist. 

Hie,  eat,  ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  And,  6nd,  ill,  on, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  57 

moiety,  moi'e-ti  or  maw'e-ti. 
moisten,  rnois'u,  not  mois'tn. 
molecular,  mo-lek'u-lar,  not  mo'le-ku-lar. 
molecule,  mol'e-kul,  not  mol'kul  nor  mo'le-kul. 
mollient,  mol'yent  or  mol'li-ent. 
momentary,  mo'ment-a-ri,  not  mo-ment'a-ri. 
monad,  mon'ad,  not  mo'nad. 
monetary,  mun'e-ta-ri  or  mon'e-ta-n. 
mongrel,  mung'grel,  not  mon'greL 
monogram,  mon'o-grarn,  not  mo' no-gram, 
monograph,  mon'o-graf,  not  mo'no-graf. 
monomania,  mon-o-ma'ni-a,  not  mo-no-ma'tu-t. 

So  mon-o-ma'ni-ac. 
monument,  mon'u-ment,  not  mon'i-ment. 
morale,  mo-raT,  not  mo-ral'. 
morphine,  mor'fin,  not  mor'fen. 
morsel,  mor'sel,  not  rnor'sL 
mortal,  mor'tal,  not  mor'tL 
Moslem,  moz'lem,  not  raos'lem. 
moss,4  moss,  not  maws.     So  mosa'y. 
moth,4  moth,  not  moth. 
moths,4  moths,  not  moths. 

mountain,  mown'tin,  not  mown'ting  nor  mown'tn 
mountainous,  mown'tin-us,  not  mown-tan'i-us. 
mouths  (n.  p/),  mowthz,  not  mowths. 
multiplicand,  mul-tT-plT-kand,'  not  mul'tT-plt-kand 
multiplication,  mul-ti-pli-ka'shun,  not  mul-ti-pi- 

ka'shun. 

ftp,  arm.  1kr+,  o\v-l,  t/i.i-n,  th-ln,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


rnoxouxc/xa  HAND 


municipal,  mu-nis'I-pal,  nut  mu'ni-sip-al. 
murderer,  mur'der-er,  not  nmr'drer. 
-muscovado,  mus-ko-vii'do,  not  mus-ko-va'do. 
museum,  mu-ze'um,  not  mu'ze-um. 
mushroom,  mush'room,  not  mush'roon. 
mustache,  mus-tash',  not  mus'tash  nor  mus-tash' 
myrmidon,  mur'mi-don,  not  mir'mi-don. 
mythology,  mi-thol'o-jT,  not  mi-thol'o-ji. 

N. 

naiad,  na'yad  or  na'ad. 

naive,  nii'ev,  not  nav. 

naively,  na'ev-li  or  nav'li. 

naivete,  na'ev-ta,  not  nav'te. 

naked,  na'ked,  not  nek'ed. 

nape,  nap,  not  nap. 

naphtha,  nap'tha  or  naftha. 

narrate,  nar-rat'  or  nar'rat,  not  nar-rat'. 

narrow,  nar'ro,  not  nar'ro. 

nasal,  na'zal,  not  na'sal. 

nascent,  nas'sent,  not  na'sent. 

national,  nash'un-al,  not  na'shun-aL     So  na-tion- 

al'i-ty. 

nature,  nat'yur,  not  na'tur. 

nausea,  naw'she-a,  not  naw'se-a.     So  nau  se-ate. 
nauseous,  naw'shus,  not  naw'se-us. 
nearest,  ner'est,  not  ner'ist. 

lie,  e»t,  Ice.  old,  CUe,  ooze,  good,  ft  ml,  find,  111,  6n, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  59 

'neath,  ncth,  not  neth. 

necrology,  ne-krol'o-ji,  not  nek-rol'o-ji.     So  ne- 

crol  o-gist. 
nectarine,  nek'ta-rin,  not  nek'ta-rln  nor  nek'ta- 

ren. 

ne  er,  tu'ir,  not  ner. 
negotiate,  ne-go'sli!-fit,  not  ne-go'shat.     So  ne- 

go'ti-a-ble,  ne-go-ti-a'tion. 
negro,  ne'gro,  not  nig'ro. 
neighboring,  na'bur-ing,  not  na'bring. 
neither,  ne'^Aer,  or  ni'ther. 
nephe^w,  nev'yoo  or  nef'yoT). 
nepotism,  nep'o-tizm,  not  ne'po-tizm. 
nescience,  nesh'i-ence  or  nesh'ence. 
nestle,  nes'l,  not  nes'tl. 
nethermost,  ne</t'er-m6st,  not  neth'er-most. 
neuralgia,  nu-ral  ji-a,  not  nu-ral  jT  nor  nu-ral'i-ji. 
neuter,  nu'ter,  not  noo'ter. 
neutral,  nu'tral,  not  noo'tral. 
new,  nn,  not  noo. 

newspaper,  nuz'pa-per,  not  noos'pa-per. 
nicety,  ni'si-tl,  not  nls'ti. 
nickel,  nik'el,  not  nik'l. 
nicotine,  nik'o-tm,  not  nik'o-ten. 
nomad,  nom'ad,  not  no'mad. 
nomenclature,  no'ruen-klat-yur  or  no-men- 

yur. 
nominative,  nom'T-na-tiv,  not  nom'na-tiv. 

.: ; >.  arm,  f  Are,  o-vr-1,  t.'i-i'n,  t  li-ln,  get,  cli-op, 


60  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

none,  nun,  not  non. 

nook,  nook  or  nook. 

noose,  nooz  or  mx)8. 

nosology,  no-sol' o-ji  or  no-zol'o-jt. 

notable  (remarkable),  not'a-bl;  (careful  and  bustling),  not* 

n-l»l. 

nothing,  nxith'ing,  not  noth'ing. 
novel,  nov'el,  not  nov'l. 
novitiate,  no-vlsh'1-at,  not  no-vi'shat. 
nuisance,  nu'sance,  not  noo'sance. 
numerous,  nu'mer-ous,  not  noom'rus. 
numismatics,  nu-miz-mat'iks,  not  nu-mis-mat'iks. 
nuncio,  nun'shi-o,  not  nun'sho  nor  nun'sT-o. 
nuncupative,  nun-ku'pa-tiv  or  nun'ku-pa-tiv.    So 

nun-cu-pa-to-ry. 
nuptial,  nup'shal,  not  nup'chal. 
nutriment,   nu'tri-ment,    not   noo'tn-ment.       So 

nu-tri'tious,  nu-tri'tion,  nu'tri-tive. 
\ 

o. 

oasis,  o'a-sis  or  o-a'sis. 

oath,  6th,  not  dth. 

oaths,  othz,  not  oths. 

obdurate,  ob'du-rat  or  ob-du'rat.     So  ob-du-ra' 

cy. 
obeisance,  o-ba'sance  or  o-be'sance.     So  o-bei'- 

sant. 

ale,  eat,  ice,  old,  Use,  doze,  good,  ftnd,  find,  HI,  on. 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  61 

obese,  o-bes',  not  o-bez'. 

obesity,  o-bes'i-tl,  not  o-be'si-tif. 

obey,  o-ba',  not  u-ba'. 

objurgate,  ob-jur'gat,  not  ob 'jur-gat. 

obligatory,  ob'H-ga-to-ri,  not  ob-lig'a-to-rf. 

oblige,  o-blij',  not  o-blej'. 

oblique,  ob-lek'  or  ob-Hk'. 

obscenity,  ob-sen'i-ti,  not  ob-sen'i-ti. 

obsequies,  ob'se-kwiz,  not  ob-se'kwiz. 

obsolete,  ob'solet,  not  ob-so-let'. 

obtrude,  ob-trood',  not  ob-trud'. 

obtrusion,  ob-troo'zhun,  not  ob-tru'zhuru 

obtrusive,  ob-troo'siv,  not  ob-troo'ziv. 

occult,  ok-kult',  not  ok'kult. 

oceanic,  o-she-an'ik,  not  o-shan'ik  nor  o-se-an'ik, 

octavo,  ok-ta'vo,  not  ok-ta'vo. 

octogenary,  ok-toj'e-na-ri  or  ok't»-je-na-ri. 

Odeon,  o-de'on,  not  o'de-on. 

odious,  o'di-us,  not  o'jus. 

Odyssey,  od'is-se,  not  o-dis'L 

off,*  off,  not  awf 

offal,4  offal,  not  aw'fl. 

offer,4  offer,  not  aw'fer. 

office,4  of  fis,  not  aw'fis. 

officiate,  of-fish'i-at,  not  of-fish'at. 

officinal,  of-fi-si'nal  or  of-fis'i-nal. 

offspring,4  of  spring,  not  awf  spring. 

oft,4  oft,  not  awft. 

up,  »rin,  fire,  ow-1,  f /J-en,  tli-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


62  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

often,*  of'n,  not  often  nor  awf'tn. 

ogle,  o'gl,  not  og'L 

old,  old,  not  61. 

olden,  Old'n,  not  old' en. 

olefiant,  o'le-fi-ant  or  o-lef 'i-ant. 

olibanum,  o-lib'a-num  or  ol-i-ba'numa 

olio,  o'li-o  or  ol'yo. 

omega,  o-me'ga  or  o-meg'a. 

omelet,  oin'e-let  or  om'let. 

ominous,  om'in-us,  not  o'min-us. 

omniscient,   om-nish'i-ent   or  om-nish'ent.    So 

om-nis  cience. 
once,  wuns,  not  wunst. 
onerous,  on'er-us,  not  o'nfer-us. 
only,  on'li,  not  un'li. 
onyx,  6'niks,  not  on'iks. 
ophthalmic,  op-thal'rriik  or  of-thal'mik. 
opinion,  o-pin'yun,  not  u-pin'yun. 
opodeldoc,    op-o-del'dok    or    o-po-del'dok,   ncA 

o-po-dil'dok. 

opponent,  op-po'nent,  not  op'po-nent. 
opportunity,  op-por-tu'm-ti,  not  op-por-too'm-ti 
or,  or,  not  ur. 
orange,  or'enj,  not  ornj. 
orang-outang,  o-rang'-6o-tang',  not  o'rang-ow'- 

tang. 

orchestra,  or'kes-tra  or  or-kes'tra. 
orchestral,  or'kes-tral,  not  or-kes'tral. 

al«,  eat,  Ice,  old,  Cse,  ooze,  good,  and,  find,  III,  On, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  63 

ordeal,  or'de-al,  not  or-de'al. 

ordinary,  or'di-na-ri,  not  ord'na-ri 

orgies,  or'jiz,  not  or'jez. 

Orion,  o-ri'un,  not  o'rT-un. 

orison,  or'i-zun,  not  or'i-sun. 

ornate,  or'nat,  not  or-nat'. 

orotund,  o'ro-tund,  not  or'o-tund. 

Orphean,  or-fe'an  or  or'fe-an. 

orthoepy,   or'tho-e-pt,  not  or-tho'e-pT.      So  or'- 

tho-e-pists. 

ostentatious,  os-ten-ta'shus,  not  aws-ten-ta'shus 
ostrich,  os'trich,  not  os'trij  nor  aws'trich. 
ought,  awt,  not  ort. 
oust,  owst,  not  oost. 
overseer,  o-ver-ser',  not  o'ver-ser. 
overt,  o'vert,  not  o-vert'. 
overthrew,  o-ver-throo',  not  o-ver-thru'. 
oyer,  o'yer,  not  oi'er. 
oxide,  oks'Id,  not  oks'id. 


P. 

pacification,  pa-sif-T-ka'shun  or  pas-T-fi-ka'shun. 
pacificator,  pa-sif-T-ka'tur  or  pas-i-fi-ka'tur. 
pageant,  paj'ent  or  pa'jent.     So  pag'eant-ry. 
palace,  pal'as  or  pal'as. 
palaver,  pa-la' ver,  not  pa-lav'er. 
Palestine,  pal'es-tin,  not  pal'es-tln. 

ftp,  arm,  f  Are,  ow-1,  tli-t-n,  <  h-ln,  £et«  ch-op,  li-or. 


64  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

palfrey,  pawl'M  or  pal'fri. 

palliative,  pal'li-a-tiv,  not  pal'a-tiv. 

palm,  piim,  not  pam. 

palmy,  pam'i,  not  pam'i  nor  pal'im. 

palsied,  pawl'zid,  not  pal'zid. 

paltry,  pawl'tri,  not  pal'tri. 

Pandoor,  pan'door  or  pan-door'. 

panegyric,  pan-e-jir'ik  or  pan-e-jer'ik. 

pannier,  pan'yer  or  pan'ni-er. 

panorama,  pan-o-ra'ma  or  pan-o-ra'ma. 

pantaloons,  pan-ta-loonz',  not  pan'ta-lobnz. 

Pantheon,  pan-the'on  or  pan'the-on. 

pantomime,  pan'to-mim,  not  pan'co-min. 

papa,  pa-pa',  not  pa' pa. 

parachute,  par'a-shobt  or  par-a-shoot'. 

paraffine,  par'a-fin  or  par'af-fin,  not  par'af-fen- 

parallelepiped,  par-al-lel-o-pi'ped, '  not  par-al-l*£ 

o-pip'ed. 

parcel,  par'sel,  not  par'sl. 
paregoric,  par-e-gor'ik,  not  par-e-gawr'ik. 
parent,  par'ent,  not  pa' rent  nor  par'ent.    So  par 

ent-age. 

parhelion,  par-he'li-un  or  par-hel'yun. 
Pariah,  par'i-ah  or  pa'ri-ah. 
Parisian,  pa-riz'yan  or  pa-rizh'i-an. 
Parmesan,  par-me-zan',  not  par-me'san. 
parquet,  par-ka'  or  par-kef. 
partiality,  par-shT-al'i-tT,  not  par-shal'i-ti. 

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participle,  par'tl-sip-l,  not  part'sip-1. 

partisan,  par'ti-zan,  not  par-tl-zan'. 

partner,  part'ner,  not  pard'ner. 

partridge,  par'trij,  not  pat'rij. 

pastime,1  pas'tim,  not  pas'tim. 

patent,  pat'ent  or  pa'tent. 

path,  path,  not  path  nor  path ;  (pi.)  p&thz,  not  paths 
nor  paths.  » 

pathos,  pa'thos,  not  path'os. 

patois,  pat'waw,  not  pat'woi. 

patrimony,  pat'ri-mo-ni,  not  pa'tri-mo-m. 

patriot,  pa'tri-ot,  not  pat'ri-ot.     So  pa-tri-ot'ic. 

patriotism,  pa'tri-ot-izm,  not  pat'ri-ot-izni. 

patron,  pa'tron,  not  pat'ron. 

patronize,  pat'ron-iz  or  pa'tron-Iz,  So  patron- 
age, patron-aL 

paunch,  panch  or  pawnch. 

peculiar,  pe-kul'yar  or  pe-ku'li-ar. 

peculiarity,  pe-kul-i-ar'i-ti  or  pe-kul-yar'i-ti. 

pecuniary,  pe-kun'ya-rT  or  pe-ku'm-a-ri. 

pedagogism,  ped'a-gog-izm,  not  ped'a-go-jizm. 

pedagogy,  ped'a-go-ji  or  ped'a-goj-i. 

pedal  (orij.\  pe'dal,  not  ped'al. 

pedal  (noun),  ped'al,  not  pe'dal. 

pedestal,  ped'es-tal,  not  pe-des'tal. 

pellucid,  pel-lu'sid,  not  pel-loo' sid. 

penance,  pen'ance,  not  pe'nance. 

pencil,  pen'sil,  not  pens'l. 

up,  iinn,  f in-,  <nv-l,  f/t-en,  tli-iii,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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penitentiary,  pen-e-ten'ska-ri,  not  pen-e-ten'shi- 

a-ri. 

penult,  pe'nult  or  pe-nult'. 
peradventure,  per-ad-vent'yur,  not  pur-ad-vent'' 

yur. 

peremptory,  per'em-to-ri,  not  pe-rem'to-ri. 
perfect  (terft),  per'fekt  or  per-f'ekt'. 
perfume  (noun),  per'fum  or  per-fdm'. 
perfume  (rer&),  per-fum',  not  per'fum. 
perfunctory,  per-funk'to-ri  or  per'funk-to-ri. 
perhaps,  per-haps',  not  praps  nor  pre-haps'. 
periodic,  pe-ri-od'ik,  not  per-i-od'ik. 
periphrasis,  pe-rif'ra-sis,  not  per-i-fra'sis. 
permit  (noun),  per'mit  or  per-mit'. 
Persian,  per'shan,  not  per'zhan. 
persuasive,  per-swa'siv,  not  per-swa'zir. 
peruke,  per'ook,  not  pe-rook'. 
peruse,  pe-robz',  not  pe-ruz'. 
pestle,  pes'l  or  pes'tl. 
petal,  pet'al  or  pe'tal. 
petrel,  pet'rel,  not  pe'trel. 
pewit,  pe'wit,  not  pu'it. 
phaeton,  fa'e-ton,  not  fe'ton. 
phalanx,  fa'lanks  or  fal'anks. 
pharmaceutic,   far-ma-su'tik,    not    far-ma-ku'tik 

So  phar-ma-ceu'tist. 
pharmacopoeia,  far-ma-ko-pe'ya,  not  far-ma-ko'- 

ne-a. 

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philanthropy,  fi-lan'thro-pl,  not  fi-lan'thro-pi. 

So  phi-lan'thro-pist,  phil-an-throp'io. 
Philistine,  fi-lis'tin,  not  fil'is-tin. 
philology,  f i-lol  o-ji,  not  fi-lol'o-ji.     So  phi-lol'o- 

gist, 
philosophy,  fl-los'o-fi,  not  fl-los'o-fi.     So  phi- 

los'o-pher. 

phonics,  fon'iks,  not  fo'niks. 
phosphorus,  fos'fo-rus,  not  fos-fo'rus. 
photographist,   fo-tog'ra-fist,   not    fo'to-graf-ist 

So  pho-tog'ra-pher. 

phrenologic,  fren-o-loj'ik,  not  fre-no-loj'ik. 
phthisis,  thi'sis  or  ti'sis. 

physiognomy,  fiz-i-og'no-mi,  not  fiz-T-on'o-mi. 
pianist,  pl-ii'nist,  not  pl-an'ist  nor  pe-an'ist  nor 

pe'an-ist. 

piano,  pl-a'no  or  pe-an'o. 
piano-forte,  pi-a'no-for'te.     The  pronunciation 

pi-an'o-fort,  so  often  heard,  is  not  sanctioned 

by  the  orthoepists. 
piazza,  pl-az'za,  not  pl-az'za. 
pibroch,  pe'brok  or  pl'brok. 
pigeon,  pij'un,  not  pij'in. 
pilaster,  pi-las'ter,  not  pil'as-ter. 
pincers,  pin'serz,  not  pin'cherz  unless  spelled pin- 
pinchbeck,  pinch'bek,  not  pinch'bak.        [chers. 
piony,  pi'o-nl,  not  pi'nl ;  but  pe'o-ny  is  a  better 

spelling  and  pronunciation. 

ttp,  arm,  f  &M,  ow-I,  t /i-en,  th-tn,  B«t,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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piquant,  pik'ant  or  pe'kant. 

pismire,  piz'mir  or  pis'mir. 

pith,  pith,  not  peth. 

placable,  pla'ka-bl,  not  plak'a-bl. 

placard  (noun  and  verb\  pla-kard',  not  plak'ard. 

plagiarism,  pla'ji-a-rizm  or  pla'ja-rizm.     So  pla- 

giary. 

plague,  plug,  not  pleg. 
plaintiff,  pltin'tif,  not  plan'tif. 
plait,  plat,  not  plet 
plateau,  pla-to',  not  plat-o'. 
platina,  plat'i-na  or  pla-te'na. 
platinum,  platl-num  or  pla-tfnum. 
plebeian,  ple-be'yan,  not  ple'be-an. 
Pleiades,  ple'ya-dez,  not  pli'a-dez. 
plenary,  ple'na-ri  or  plen'a-ri. 
plenipotentiary,  plen-i-po-ten'shi-a-n  or  plen  I- 

po-ten'sha-ri. 

plenitude,  plen'i-tud,  not  plen'i-tood. 
plethora,  pleth'o-ra,  not  ple-tho'ra. 
plethoric,  ple-thor'ik  or  pleth'o-rik. 
poignant,  poin'ant,  not  poin'yant      So  poign'- 

an-cy. 

poison,  poi'zn.  not  pf  zn. 
police,  po-les',  no^ples. 
polonaise,  po-lo-nax',  not  pol-o-naz' 
polype,  pol'ip  or  pol'i-pe. 
pomade,  po-mad',  not  po-mad'. 

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poniard,  pon'yard,  not  poin'yard. 

porcelain,  por'se-lan  or  pors'lin,  not  pors'lin. 

porch,  porch,  not  pawrch. 

portent,  por-tent',  not  por'tent. 

port-folio,  port-fo'li-o  or  port  fol'yo. 

portrait,  por'trat,  not  por'trat.     So  por'trait-ura 

position,  po-zish'un,  not  pu-zish'un. 

possess,  poz-zes',  not  pos-ses'.     So  pos-ses'sive, 

pos-ses'sion,  &c. 

posterior,  pos-te'ri-ur,  not  pos-te  ri-ur. 
posthumous,  post'hu-mus,  not  post'hu-mus. 
potable,  po'ta-bl,  not  pot'a-bl. 
potato,  po-ta'to,  not  pu-ta'to. 
potentate,  po' ten-tat,  not  pot'en-tat. 
potentiality,  po-ten-slri-al'i-ti,  not  po-ten-shal'I-ti. 
prairie,  prfi'n,  not ,  per-a'n. 
prebend,  preb'end,  not  pre'bend. 
precedence,  pre-scd'ence,  not  pres'-e-dence. 
precedent    (orf/.),     pre-sed'ent,   not  pres'e-dent; 

(noun),  pres'e-dent,  not  pre-se'dent. 
precept,  pre'sept,  not  pres'ept. 
preceptory,  pre-sep'to-rT  or  pres'ep-to-rT. 
precise,  pre-sis',  not  pre-siz'.     So  pre-cise'ly. 
predatory,  pred'a-to-rt,  not  pre'da-to-ri. 
predecessor,    pred-e-ses'sur,    not    pre'de-ses-sur 

nor  pred'e-ses-sur. 
predilection,  pre-di-lek'shun,  not  pred-i-lek'shun 

nor  pre-dl-lik'shun. 

ftp,  arm,  f&re,  ow-1,  t /t-en,  t li-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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preface  (noun,  and  verb),  preface,  not  pre'face. 
prefect,  pre'fekt,  not  pref'ekt. 
preferment,  pre-fer'ment,  not  pref  'er-ment. 
prehensile,  pre-hen'sfl,  not  pre-hen'su. 
prelacy,  prel'a-sT,  not  pre'la-si. 
prelate,  prel'at,  not  pre'lat. 
prelude  (noun),  prel'ud  or  pre'lud. 
premier,  pre'mi-er  or  prem'yer. 
preposterous,  pre-pos'ter-us,  not  pre-pos'trug. 
presage  (noun),  pres'aj  or  pre'saj. 
Presbyterian,  prez-bi-te'ri-an,  not  pres-bT-te'ri-an. 
presbytery,  prez'bi-ter-i,  not  pres-bit'er-i. 
prescience,    pre'shi-ence,    not     pre'shence    nol 

presh'ence.     So  pre'sci-ent. 
presentation,    prez-en-ta'shun,    not   pre-zen-ta'^ 

shun. 
presentiment,    pre-sen'tl-ment,    not    pre-zen'ti' 

nient  nor  pre-zent'ment» 
president,  prez'i-dent,  not  prez'I-dunt. 
prestige,  pres'tezh  or  pres'tij. 
presumptuous,  pre-zumt'u-us,  not  pre-zum'ehus. 
pretence,  pre-tence',  not  pre'tence. 
preterit,  pret'er-it  or  pre'ter-it. 
pretext,  pre-tekst'  or  pre'tekst. 
pretty,  prit'T,  not  pret'i  nor  poot'T.     So  pret'ti-ly. 
preventive,  pre-ven'tiv,  not  pre-ven'ta-tiv. 
primary,  pri'ma-ri,  not  pri'mer-i. 
prism,  prixm,  not  priz'um. 

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pristine,  pris'tin,  not  pris'tm. 

prithee,  pri^'e,  not  prith'e. 

privacy,  pri'va-sT,  not  priv'a-si. 

privily,  piiv'i-li,  not  pri'vi-li. 

probity,  prob'i-ti,  not  pro'bi-tl. 

proceeds,  pro'sedz  or  pros'edz. 

process,  pros'es,  not  pro'ses. 

procuress,  pro-kur'es,  not  prok'u-res. 

prodigy,  prod'i-jT,  not  proj'i-di. 

produce,  prod'uce,  not  pro'duce. 

product,  prod'ukt,  not  pro'dukt. 

profile,  pro'fel  or  pro'fil. 

profuse,  pro-fus',  not  pro-fuz'. 

progress  (noun),  prog' res,  not  pro'gres;  (««*),  pro- 

gres',  not  prog' res. 

prohibition,  pro-hi-bish'un,  not  pro-I-bish'un. 
prohibitory,  pro-hib'i-to-ri,  not  pro-hib'i-ta-ri. 
project  (noun),  proj'ekt,  not  pro'jekt. 
projectile,  pro-jek'til,  not  pro-jek'til. 
prolix,  pro-liks',  not  pro'liks. 
prolocutor,  prol'o-ku-tnr  or  pro-lok'u-tur. 
prologue,  prol'og  or  pro'log. 
promenade,  prom-e-nad'  or  prom-e-nad'. 
promissory,  prom'is-so-n,  not  pro-mis'so-n. 
promulgate,  pro-mul'gat,  not  prom'ul -gat. 
promulgation,  prom-ul-ga'shun  or  pro-mul-ga'- 

slmn. 
promulgator,  prom'ul-ga-tur  or  pro'mul-ga-tur. 

ttp,  arm,  fin>,  o\v-l,  t/i-en,  I h-iii ,  pet.  eh-op,  h-er. 


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pronunciation,    pro-nun-si-a'shun    or  pro-nun- 

shi-a'shun. 

prophecy,  prof'e-sT,  not  profe-si. 
prophesy  (t-eri),  prof'e-si,  not  prof'e-si. 
propitiate,  pro-pish'i-at,  not  pro-pish'at. 
prosaic,  pro-za'ik,  not  pro-sa'ik. 
prosody,  pros'o-di,  not  proz'o-dT. 
prosperous,  pros'per-us,  not  pros' prus. 
Protean,  pro'te-an  or  pro-te'an. 
protege,  pro-ta-zha',  not  prot'a-zha. 
protest,  pro' test  or  prot'est. 
prothonotary,  pro-thon'o-ta-ri,  not  pro-tho-no'- 

ta-n. 

protrude,  pro-trood',  not  pro-trud'. 
protrusive,  pro-troo'siv,  not  pro-troo'ziv. 
provocative,  pro-vo'ka-tiv  or  pro-vok'a-tiy. 
provoke,  prp-vok',  not  pur-vok'. 
provost,  prov'ust  or  pro-vo'. 
prowess,  prow'es,  not  pro'es. 
prude,  pnx>d,  not  prud. 
prudence,  proo'dence,  not  pru'dence. 
prune,  proon,  not  prun. 
Prussian,  prnsh'an  or  proo'shan. 
prussic,  prus'ik  or  proos'ik. 
psalmist,  sam'ist  or  sal'mist, 
psalmody,  sal'mo-dT,  not  sam'o-di. 
Psalms,  silmz,  not  samz. 
psalter,  sawl'ter  or  sal'ter. 

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puerile,  pu'er-H,  not  pu'er-il. 

puissance,  pu'is-sance,  or  pu-is'sance. 

puissant,  pu'is-sant  or  pu-is'sant. 

pumice,  pu'mis  or  pum'is. 

pumpkin,  pump'kin,  but  commonly  pronounced 

punk'in. 

purport  (noun  and  verb),  pur' port,  not  pur-port'. 
purulent,  pu'rob-lent,  not  pur'yoo-lent. 
Puseyism,  pu'zi-izm,  not  pu'si-izm. 
pustule,  pust'yool  or  pus'tul,  not  pus'l. 

put  (to  place),  poot,  not  put. 

pygmean,  pig-me'an,  not  pig'me-an. 
pyramidal,  pi-ram'i-dal,  not  pir'a-mid-al. 
pyrites^  pi-ri'tez,  not  plr'i-tez. 
Pythagorean,  pi-thag-o-re'an  or  pith-a-go're-an. 
Pythoness,  pith'o-nes,  not  pl-tho'nes. 

Q. 

quadrille,  ka-dril'  or  kwa-dril',  not  kwod-ril'. 
quadrupedal,  kwad-roo'pe-dal  or  kwad-roo-pe'- 

dal. 

quaggy,  kwag'gT,  not  kwog'gi. 
quagmire,  kwag'mir,  not  kwog'mir. 
quality,  kwol'i-ti,  not  kwol'u-ti. 
qualm,  kwiim  or  kwawm. 
quandary,  kwon'da-ri  or  kwon-da'ri. 
quantity,  kwon'ti-ti,  not  kwon'tu-tif. 

fip,  arm,  f &re,  ow-I,  f/i-en,  tli-lii,  got,  ch-op,  h-«r. 


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quarantine  (mown),  kwor'an-ten;  (««*),  kwor-j 

ten'. 

quarrel,  kwor'el,  not  kwor'l. 
quassia,  kwosb'i-a  or  kwash'i-a,  not  kwosh'i. 
quinine,  kwi-mn'  or  kwin'm  or  kwfnin. 
quoin,  kwoin  or  koin. 
quoit,  kwoit,  not  kwat 
quoth,  kwoth  or  kwuth. 


B. 

rabbi,  rab'bl  or  rab'bT. 

radish,  rad'ish,  not  red'ish. 

raillery,  ral'er-T,  not  ral'er-i. 

rapine,  rap'in,  not  ra'pen. 

raspberry,  raz'ber-ri  or  ras'ber-ri,  not  rawz'ber- 

ri. 

rather,  rath'er  or  rii^'er,  not  mth'er. 
ratio,  ni'shi-o  or  ra'sho,  not  ra'sho. 
ration,  ra'shun,  not  rash'un. 
rational,  rash'un-al,  not  ra'shun-al.     So  ra-tion- 

al'i-ty,  ra'tion-al-ist 
rationale,  rash-i-o-na'le  or  ra-sln-o-na'le. 
realization,  re-al-I-za'shun,  not  re-al-Tz-a'shun. 
rebel,  reb'el,  not  reb'l. 

receptivity,  res-ep-tiv'i-t!,  not  re-sep-tiv'i-tl. 
recess,  re-ses',  not  re'ses. 
Rechabite,  re'kab-it,  not  rek'ab-It. 

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reciprocity,  res'i-pros'i-tT,  not  re-si-pros'i-ti. 
recitative,  res-i-ta-tev',  not  re-sit' a-tiv. 
reclamation,  rek-la-ma'shun,  not  re-kla-ma'shun. 
recluse,  re-klus',  not  re-kluz'. 
recognizable,  rek'og-nlz-a-bl  or  re-kog'm-za-bl. 
recognizance,  re-kog'ni-zance  or  re-kon'i-zance. 
recognize,  rek'og-niz,  not  rek'o-niz  nor  re-kog'- 

nlz. 

recollect  (to  call  to  mind),  rek-ol-lekt',  not  re-kol-lekt'. 
recondite,  rek'on-dit  or  re-kon'dit. 
reconnoissance,   re-kon'nis-sance,    not  re-kon- 

nois'sance. 

reconnoitre,  rek-on-noi'ter,  not  re-kon-noi'ter. 
recourse,  re-korce',  not  re'korce. 
recovery,  re-kuv'er-i,  not  re-kuv'ri. 
recreant,  rek' re-ant,  not  re'kre-ant. 
recreate  (to  givefresk  life  to),  rek're-at,  not  re'kre-at. 

So  rec-re-a'tion. 
recruit,  re-kroot',  not  re-krut'. 
rectitude,  rek'ti-tiid,  not  rek'ti-tdod. 
recusant,  re-ku'zant  or  rek'u-zant.      So  recu-( 

sancy. 

referable,  ref  er-a-bl,  not  re-fer'a-bl. 
reflex  (adj.),  re'fleks,  not  re-fleks'. 
refuse,  ref'yoos,  not  ref'yooz. 
refutable,  re-fut'a-bl,  not  ref'u-ta-bl. 
regicide,  rej'i-sld,  not  re'jT-sid. 
regress  (nown),  re'gres;  (verb),  re-gres'. 

up,  »rni,  f&re,  ow-1.  //»-«•!!,  tii-iii,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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regular,  reg'u-ler,  not  reg'ler. 

relaxation,  re-laks-a'shun  or  rel-aks-a'shun. 

remediless,  rem'e-di-les  or  re-med'Mes. 

rendezvous,  ren'de-voo  or  reu'de-vooz. 

renew,  re-nu',  not  re-noo'. 

renunciation,  re-nun-si-a'shun  or  re-nun-shl-a'- 

shun. 

reparable,  rep'a-ra-bl,  not  re-par' a-bl. 
repartee,  rep-ar-te',  not  rep'ar-te. 
reprimand   (vert),    rep'rl-mand   or    rep-ri-mand'  ; 

(noun),  rep'ri-mand,  not  rep-ri-mand'. 
reptile,  rep'tll,  not  rep' til. 
reputable,  rep'u-ta-bl,  not  re-put'a-bl. 
requiem,  re'kwi-em  or  rek'wl-em. 
research,  re-serch',  not  re'serch. 
reservoir,  rez-er-vwor',  but  commonly  pronounced 

rez'er-vwor. 

residue,  rez'i-du,  not  rez'i-dob. 
resignation,  rez-ig-na'shun,  not  res-ig-na'shun. 
resin,  rez'in,  not  rez'n. 
resonance,  rez'o-nance,  not  res'o-nance. 
resource,  re-sorce',  not  re'sorce. 
respirable,  re-spir'a-bl,  not  res'pT-ra-bl. 
respite  (noun  and  verb),  res'plt,  not  res'pit. 
respited,  res'pit-ed,  not  re-spit'ed. 
restorative,  re-stor'a-tiv,  not  res-tor' a-tiv. 
retail  (««*),  re-tal',   not  re'tal;   (noun),  re'tal,  not 

re-tal'. 

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retailer,  re-tal'er  or  re'tal-er. 

retardation,  re-tar-da'shun,  or  ret-ar-da'shun. 

retch,  rech  or  rech. 

retributive,  re-trib'u-tiv,  not  ret'ri-bu-tiv  nor  ret- 

ri-bu'tiv. 
retroact,  re-tro-akt'   or  ret-ro-akt'.      So  retro- 

ac'tive,  &c. 
retrocede,   re'tro-sed   or   ret'ro-sed.     So   retro- 

cea'sion. 
retrograde,  re'tro-grad  or  ret'ro-grad.     So  retro- 

gres'sion. 
retrospect,  re'tro-spekt  or  ret'ro-spekt.     So  re- 

trospec'tion,  &c. 
retrovert,  re'tro-vert  or  ret'ro-vert.     So  retro- 

ver'sion. 

reveille,  rc-val'ya  or  re-val'. 
revelry,  rev'el-ri,  not  rev'l-ri. 
revenue,  rev'e-nu ;  re-ven'yoo  is  obsolete. 
reverie,  rev-er-e'  or  rev'er-e. 
revery,  rev'er-i,  not  rev-er-e'. 
revocable,  rev'o-ka-bl,  not  re-vo'ka-bl. 
revolt,  re-volt'  or  re-volt'.      So  revolting. 
Reynard,  ra'nard  or  ren'ard. 
rhomb,  romb,  not  rom. 
rhubarb,  roo'barb,  not  rob'bub. 
rhythm,  nthm  or  rithm. 
rhythmic,  rith'mik  or  ri$'mik. 
rhythmical,  rith'mi-kal  or  ri^A'mi-kal. 

iip,  arm,  fire,  ow-1,  </i-en,  th-In,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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ribald,  rib'ald,  not  ri'bald  nor  rib'awld.     80  rib'- 

ald-ry. 

rid,  rid,  not  red. 
ridicule,  rid'i-kul,  not  red'i-kiil. 
ridiculous,  ri-dik'u-lus,  not  ri-dik'lus. 
rind,  rind,  not  rln. 
rinse,  rinse,  not  rense. 
rise  (noun),  rls  or  riz. 
risk,  risk,  not  resk. 
robust,  robust',  not  ro'bust. 
roil,  roil,  not  rll. 

romance,  ro-mance',  not  ro'raance. 
roof,  roof,  not  roof  nor  ruf. 
rook,  rook,  not  rook.     So  rook'er-y. 
room,  room,  not  room. 
roost,  roost,  not  roost. 
root,  root,  not  root. 
roseate,  ro'ze-at,  not  ro'zhe-at. 
route,  root  or  rowt 
routine,  rob-ten',  not  roo'ten. 
ruby,  rob'bT,  not  ru'bi. 
rude,  rood,  not  rud. 
rudiment,  rob'dt-ment,  not  ru'di-menl 
rue,  roo,  not  ru. 

ruffian,  ruf  yan  or  ruf'I-an,  not  ruf  in. 
ruin,  roo'in,  not  ru'in.     So  ru'in-ous. 
rule,  rool,  not  rul. 
rumor,  rob'mur,  not  rii'mur. 

ale,  eat,  Ic«,  ol«l,  ilse,  ooze,  gdod,  and,  end.  III,  &n, 


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rural,  roo'ral,  not  ru'ral. 
Russian,  rush'an  or  rdo'shan. 
ruthless,  rooth'les,  not  ruth'leg. 


s. 

saccharine,  sak'a-rtn  or  sak'a-rm. 
sacerdotal,  sas-er-do'tal,  not  sa-ser-do'tal. 
sacrament,  sak'ra-ment,  not  sa'kra-ment. 
sacrifice  (noun),  sak'ri-fiz  or  sak'ri-fls,  not  sa'kri- 

ffz. 

sacrifice  (r«-6),  sak'rT-ffz,  not  sa'kri-flz. 
sacrilege,  sak'ri-lej,  not  sa'kri-lij. 
sacrilegious,  sak-ri-le'jus,  not  sak-n-lij'us. 
sacristan,  sak'ris-tan,  not  sa-kris'tan.     So  sae'- 

ris-ty. 

saffron,  safrun ;  saf'urn  is  obsolete. 
sagacious,  sa-ga'shus,  not  sa-gash'us. 
said,  sed,  not  sad. 
salary,  sal'a-rl,  not  sal'ri. 
Salic,  sal'ik,  not  sa'lik. 
salient,  sa'lT-ent,  not  sal'i-ent. 
saline,  sa-lin'  or  sa'lln,  not  sa'len. 
saliva,  sa-li'va,  not  sal'i-va. 
salmon,  sam'un,  not  sam'un. 
salute,  sa-liit',  not  sa-lobt'. 
salve,  sav,  not  sav. 
salver  (apiate)y  sal'ver,  not  sa'ver. 

tip,  arm,  f  Are,  nw-1,  f/t»«n,  th-ln,  get,  cli-op,  h-er- 


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Samaritan,  sa-miir'i-tan,  not  sa-ma'ri-tan. 

samphire,  sara'fur  or  sam'fir. 

sandwich,  sand'wich  or  sand'wij. 

sanguine,  sang'gwin,  not  san'gwin.  So  san'- 
guin-a-ry,  san-guin'e-ous. 

sapience,  sa'pi-ence,  not  sap'i-ence.    So  sa'pi-ent 

sapphire,  saf'far  or  saf  fir. 

sarcenet,  sars'net,  not  sar'se-net. 

sardine  (a^?sA);  sar'den  or  sar'din. 

sardonyx,  sar'do-niks,  not  sar-do'niks. 

sarsaparilla,  sar-sa-pa-ril'la,  not  sas-a-pa-ril'l». 

sat,  sat,  not  sot. 

satiate,  sa'shi-at,  not  sa'shat 

satin,  sat'in,  not  sat'n. 

satire,  sat'ir  or  sat'er.  In  England  sat'er  is  pre- 
ferred, in  the  United  States  sat'ir. 

satrap,  sa'trap  or  sat'rap. 

saturnine,  sat'ur-nm,  not  sa'tur-nm  nor  sat'ur-nln. 

satyr,  sa'ter  or  sat'er. 

saucy,  saw'si,  not  sas'i  nor  sa'si. 

saunter,  san'ter  or  sawn'ter. 

sausage,  saw'sej,  not  sas'ej. 

scabious,  ska'bi-us,  not  skab'i-us. 

scald  (to  bum  with  fluid),  skawld,  not  skold. 

scald  (a  bard),  skald  or  skawld. 

scalene,  ska-len',  not  ska'len. 

scallop,  skol'lup,  not  skal'lup. 

scaramouch,  skar'a-mowch,  not  skar'a-mooch. 

ale.  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  doze,  good,  Anil,  end,  111,  fin 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  &\ 

scarce,    skarce,    not    skarce    nor    skurce.      S« 

scarcely. 

scared,  skard,  not  skirt. 
scathed,  skatht  or  ska/M. 
scathing,  skath'ing  or  skaiA'ing. 
scenic,  sen'ik  or  sen'ik. 
sceptic,  skep'tik,  not  sep'tik. 
schedule,  sked'yool  or  sed'yool  or  shed'yool. 
schism,  sizm,  not  siz'um. 
schismatic  (noun),  siz'ma-tik  or  siz-mat'ik;  (<tdj-\ 

siz-mat'ik. 

schooner,  skoon'er,  not  skoon'er. 
scorbutic,  skor-bu'tik,  not  skor-but'ik. 
scoundrel,  skown'drel,  not  skown'dl. 
screw,  skroo,  not  skru. 
scrivener,  skriv'ner,  not  skiiv'ner. 
scrofula,  skrof'u-la,  not  skrawfu-la. 
scrupulous,  skroo'pu-lus,  not  skroop'lus. 
scrutinize,  skroo' ti-nlz,  not  skru'ti-nlz. 
seamstress,  sem'stres  or  sem'stres. 
seckel  (a.  pear),  sek'l,  not  sik'l. 
seclude,  se-klud',  not  se-klood'. 
secretary,  sek're-ta-rl,  not  sek'u-ta-ri. 
secretory,  se-kret'o-rl  or  se'kre-to-ri. 
sedative,  scd'a-tiv,  not  se-da'tiv. 
seine,  sen,  not  san. 
senile,  se'nll,  not  se'nil. 
senna,  sen'na,  not  se'na  nor  se'ni. 

up.  arm,  fire,  ow-1,  f/t-en,  th-in,  get,  ch-ojj,  h-c-r. 


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sentient,  sen'shi-ent,  not  sen'shent. 

sentiment,  sen'tl-ment,  not  sen'ti-munt- 

separatist,  sep'a-ra-tist,  not  sep-a-ra'tist. 

sepulture,  sep'ul-tur,  not  se-pul'tur. 

sequel,  se'kwel,  not  se'kwil. 

sequestration,  sek-wes-tra'shun,  not  se'kwes-tra. 

shun. 

series,  se'ri-ez  or  se'rez. 
sergeant,  sar'jant  or  ser  jant. 
servile,  ser'vil,  not  ser'vll. 
seventy,  sev'en-tT,  not  sev'un-tl. 
several,  sev'er-al,  not  sev'rul. 
sew,  so,  not  su. 
server  (a  drain),  soor  or  su'er. 
shall,  shal,  not  sh'l. 
sha'  n't  (shall  not\  shant,  not  shant. 
sheath  (noun),  sheth;    sheaths  (pi.),  she^z,   not 

sheths. 

shekel,  shek'l,  not  she'kl. 
she\7,  sho,  not  shu. 
shire,  slier  or  shir. 
shone,  shorn  or  shon. 
•hort-lived,  short' -livd,  not  short'-livd. 
shrew,  shroo,  not  shru  nor  sroo. 
shrewd,  shrood,  not  shrud  nor  srood. 
shriek,  shrek,  not  srek. 
shrill,  shril,  not  sril. 
shrine,  shiin,  not  srin. 

ale,  eat,  ice,  old,  fise,  ooze,  good,  ft  ml,  end,  ill,  Su, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  83 

shrub,  shrub,  not  smb. 

shrug,  shrug,  not  srug. 

shut,  s^hut,  not  shet. 

sibyl,  sio'il,  not  si'bil. 

sibylline,  sib'il-Kn  or  sib'il-lm. 

simile,  sim'i-le,  n<4  sim'Il. 

simony,  sim'o-ni,  not  si'mo-ni. 

simultaneous,  si-mul-ta'ne-us  or  sim-ul-ta'iie-us 

since,  since,  not  sence. 

sinecure,  si'ne-kur,  not  sin'e-kur. 

s.inew,  sin'u,  not  sin'od. 

singular,  sing'gu-lar,  not  sing'glar. 

siren,  si'ren,  not  sir' en. 

sirrah,  slr'ra  or  sar'ra. 

sirup,  slr'up,  colloquially,  sur'rup. 

sit,  sit,  not  set 

sixth,  stksth,  not  sTkst. 

slabber,  slab'ber,  colloquially,  slob'ber. 

sleek,  slek,  not  slik. 

slept,  slept,  not  slep. 

sliver,  sli'ver  or  sliv'er. 

sloth,  sloth,  not  sloth. 

slough  (a  «oA),  sluf,  not  slaoo. 

Slough  (a  mire-hole),  slow,  not  sluf. 

sloven,  sluv'en  or  sluv'n,  not  slov'n. 

smallpox,  smawl'poks  or  smawl-pokg'. 

smutch,  sinuch,  not  smooch. 

snout,  snowt,  not  snoot. 

ftp,  fc'nri.  f  Are,  c.\v-1,  t/--<-i\,  t  li-tu.  eet,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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sociable,  so'shi-a-bl  or  so'sha-bl. 

sociality,  so-shi-al'i-ti,  not  so-shal'i-tiu 

sofa,  so'fa,  not  so'fi. 

soft,4  soft,  not  sawft. 

soften,4  sof'n,  not  soften  nor  sawPten. 

softly,4  soft'lT,  not  sof'H  nor  sawft'li. 

soiree,  swa-ra'  or  swaw-ra'. 

SOJOUrn  (noun  and  verb),  so'jurn,  not  SO-jum'. 
SOl  (in  music),  js6l  Or  sol. 

solder,  sol'der  or  saw'der. 

solecism,  sol'e-sizm,  not  so'le-sizm. 

solemn,  sol'em,  not  sol'um. 

solstice,  sol'stis,  not  sol'stis  nor  sol'stis. 

solution,  so-lu'shun,  not  so-loo'zhun. 

sombre  som'ber  or  som'ber.     So  som'brous. 

something,  sum'thing,  not  sun' thin. 

somewhat,  sum'hwot,  not  sum'wot. 

someTwhere,  sum'hwar.  no\,  sum'hwar  nor  sum'- 

hwarz. 

sonnet,  s<5n'net,  not  sun'net. 
sonorous,  so-no'rus,  not  son'o-ras. 
soot,  soot  or  soot,  not  gut.     So  soot'y. 
soothsayer,  s<x)th'sa-er,  not  sdott'sa-er. 
soporific,  sop-o-rif'ik,  not  so-po-rif'ik. 
sorry,  sor'ri,  not  saw'n. 
sortie,  sor'te  or  sor-te'. 
sough,  suf,  not  sow.     So  soughing, 
porse  (trrft),  sows,  not  sowz. 

,.le.  fat,  Ice,  old,  fise,  ooze,  good,  And.  find,  ill,  Bit, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  85 

southerly,  su^'er-li  or  sow^'er-li.   So  south'ern. 
southward,  sowth'ward  or  su^'urd. 
sovereign,  suv'er-in  or  sov'er-in. 
spaniel,  span'yel,  not  span'el. 
spasm,  spazm,  not  spaz'um. 
species,  spe'shez  or  spe'shez. 
specious,  spe'shus,  not  spesh'us. 
spectacles,  spek'ta-klz,  not  spet'a-klz. 
spermaceti,   sperm-a-se'ti,   not  sperm-a-sitl   nor 

spar-ma-sit'i. 

spheroid,  sphe'roid,  not  spher'oid. 
spinach,  spin'aj,  not  spin'atsh. 
spinet,  spin'et  or  spi-net'. 
spiracle,  spir'a-kl  or  spi'ra-kl. 
spirit,  splr'it,  not  sper'it  nor  spe'rit. 
splenetic,  splen'e-tik,  not  sple-net'ik. 
spoon,  spoon,  not  spoon. 
spouse,  spowz,  not  spows. 
squalid,  skwol'id,  not  skwal'id  nor  skwawl'id. 
squalor,  skwa'lawr,  not  skwol'er. 
squirrel,  skwur'el  or  skwir'el  or  skwer'el. 
stalwart,  stawl'wart,  not  stal'wart. 
stamp,  stamp,  not  stomp. 
stanch,  stanch,  not  stanch  nor  stawncL 
stand,  stand,  not  stan. 
starboard,  star'bord,  colloquially,  starb'urd. 
statics,  stut'iks,  not  sta'tiks. 
statu  quo  [L.],  sta'tu  kwo,  not  stat'yoo  kwo. 

ftp,  arm,  f ire,  <>\v-l,  t/i.en,  I h-iii,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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staves,  staves  or  stavz. 
steady,  sted'i,  not  stid'i. 
steelyard,  steTyard,  colloquially,  stfl'yard. 
stereoscope,  ste're-o-skop  or  ster'e-o-skop. 
stereotype,  stG're-o-tlp  or  ster'e-o-tlp. 
steward,  stu'ard,  not  stoo'ard. 
stint,  stint,  not  stent. 
stirrup,  stur'up  or  ster'up. 
stolid,  stol'id,  not  sto'lid. 
.stomacher,  stum'a-cher,  not  stum'a-ker. 
•  stomachic,  sto-mak'ik,  not  sto-mat'ik. 
stone,  ston,  not  stun. 
stony,  sto'm,  not  stun'i. 
storm,  storm,  not  stawm. 
strata,  stra'ta,  not  stra'ta.     So  stra'tum. 
strategic,  stra-te'jik  or  stra-tej'ik. 
strength,  strength,  not  strenth. 
strew,  stroo  or  stro. 
strychnine,  strik'nin,  not  strik'mn. 
student,  stii'dent,  not  stoo'dent  nor  stud'nt. 
-  stupendous,  stu-pen'dus,  not  stu-pend'ydb-ue  nor 

stu-pen'jus. 

stupid,  stu'pid,  not  stob'pid. 
suasory,  swa'so-ri,  not  swa'zo-ri. 
suavity,  swav'i-tl,  not  su-av'i-ti. 
subaltern,  sub'al-tern  or  sub-awl'tern. 
subdue,  sub-du',  not  sub-doo'. 
subjected,  sub-jekt'ed,  not  sub  jekt-ed. 

<U«,  eat,  lee,  old,  use,  doze,  gdbd,  it  ml,  £iid,  111,  *nt 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  8? 

sublunary,  sub'lu-na-ri,  not  sub-lu'na-ri. 
subpoena,  sub-pe'na,  not  sup-pe'na. 
subsidence,  sub-sld'ence,  not  sub'si-dence. 
substantiate,  sub-stan'shi-at,  not  sub-stan'shat. 
substantively,  sub'stan-tiv-H,  not  sub-stan'tiv-ll. 

subtile  (thin  or  rare),  sub'tfl,  not  Sub'tlL 

subtle  (sly),  sut'l,  not  sub'tl. 

succumb,  suk-kumb',  not  suk-kum'. 

such,  such,  not  sech  nor  sich. 

sudden,  sud'den,  not  sud'n  nor  sud'ding.      So 

sud'den-ly. 

suffice,  suf-fiz,'  not  suf-fis'. 
suggest,  sug-jest'  or  sud-jest'. 
suicidal,  su'i-sid-al,  not  su-1-sid'aL 
suite,  swet,  not  sut  nor  soot. 
sulphuric,  sul-fu'rik,  not  sul'fur-ik. 
sultana,  sul-ta'na  or  sul-ta"na. 
sumach,  su'mak  or  shoo'mak. 
summary,  sum'ma-rl,  not  sum'mer-i. 
summoned,  sum'mund,  not  sum'raunzd. 
supererogatory,  su-per-er'o-ga-to-ri  or  su-per- 

e-rog'a-to-ri. 

superficies,  su-per-fish'i-ez  or  su-per-fish'ez. 
supple,  sup'l,  not  soo'pl. 
suppose,  sup-poz',  not  spoz. 
surnamed,  sur-namd',  not  sur'namd. 
surprise,  sur-priz',  not  sup-priz'. 
surtout,  sur-toot',  not  sur'tobt. 

ftp,  arm,  f ire,  oiv-l<  tit. en,  th-in,  get,  ell-op,  h-er. 


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surveillance,  sur-val'yance,  not  soor-val-yance'. 

survey  (noun\  sur'va  or  sur-va' ;  (verb),  sur-va'. 

swarthy,  swawr'thi,  not  swawr'2/a. 

swath,  swawth  or  swoth. 

swept,  swept,  not  swep. 

swiftly,  swift'li,  not  swif'li. 

swingel,  swin  jel  or  swing'gl. 

sword,  sord,  not  sword. 

synod,  sin'od,  not  si'nod. 

syrup,  sir'up,  colloquially,  sur-up. 


T. 

tabernacle,  tab'er-na-kl  or  tab'er-nak-1. 
tableau,  tab-lo'  or  tab'lo. 
talc,  talk,  not  tawk. 

talcose,  tal-kos',  not  tal'kos  nor  tal-koz'. 
talisman,  tal'iz-man  or  tal'is-inan. 
tapestry,  tap'es-tri,  not  taps' tri. 
tapis,  ta'pis  or  ta-pe'. 
tarpaulin,  tar-pawl'in,  not  tar-po'lin. 
.  Tartarean,  tar-ta're-an,  not  tar-ta-re'an. 
tartaric,  tiir-tar'ik,  not  tar-tiir'ik. 
tassel,  tas'scl  or  tos'l,  not  taw'sel. 
tatterdemalion,  tat-ter-de-mal'yun,  not  tat-ter-, 

de-mal'yun. 
taunt,  tiint  or  tawnt. 
tavern,  tav'ern,  not  tiir'vern. 

ale,  e»t,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  £nd,  fuel,  III,  on, 


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teat,  tot,  not  tit. 

tedious,  te'di-us  or  ted'yus. 

telegraphist,  te-leg'ra-fist,  not  tel'e-graf-ist.     So 

te-leg'ra-phy. 

temperament,  tem'per-a-ment,  not  tem'per-munt. 
temperature,  tem'per-a-tur,  not  tem'per-toor. 
tenable,  ten'a-bl,  not  te'na-bl. 
tenacious,  te-na'shus,  not  te-nash'us. 
tenet,  ten'et,  not  te'net. 
tenure,  ten'yobr,  not  ten'yoor. 
tepid,  tep'id,  not  te'pid. 
tepor,  te'por  or  tep'or. 
tergiversation,  ter-jt-ver-sa'shun,  not  ter-gi-ver- 

sa'shun. 

terrapin,  ter'ra-pin,  not  tur'ra-pin. 
.  thanksgiving,  thanks'giv-ing,  not  thanks-giv'ing. 
therefore,  ther'for  or  thar'for. 
thereof,  iAur'of  or  <Mr'6v'. 
there-with,  ttar-witli'  or  th&r-vrith'. 
-thither,  thith'er,  not  thi^'er. 
thoroughly,  thur'o-lT,  not  thur'u-li. 
thousand,  thow'zand,  not  thow'zan. 
thraldom,  thrawl'dum,  not  throl'dum. 
three-legged,  thre-legd',  not  tliro-leg'ged. 
threepence,   thre'pence,    colloquially,    thrip'cnce. 

So  threepen-ny. 

threshold,  tlnvsh'Old  or  thresh'hold. 
threw,  throo,  not  thru. 

-ir»   arm,  f  Are,  «»\v-l,  ili-rn,  1  li-lii,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


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thyme,  tim,  not  thmi. 

tiara,  ti-ii'ra,  not  ti-ii'ra. 

ticklish,  tick'lish,  not  tick'1-ish. 

tierce,  terce  or  turce. 

tiny,  tl'ni,  not  te'm  nor  tin'i. 

tirade,  ti-rad'  or  ti-rad',  not  tfrad. 

to,  too,  not  tu. 

tongs,4  tongz,  not  tawngz. 

tomato,  to-ma'to  or  to-ma'to. 

tonsure,  ton'shur,  not  ton'soor. 

toothache,  tobth'ak,  not  teeth'ak. 

toothed,  tobtht,  not  tobthd. 

topographical,  top-o-graf'ik-al,  not  t6-p^>-«raf'- 

ik-al.     So  top-o-graph'ic. 
tortoise,  tor'ti?;  or  tor'tis,  not  tor'tois. 
tossing,4  tos'ing.  not  tost'ing. 
tottering,  tot'ter-;ng,  not  tot'tring. 
toucan,  tob'kan  or  tow'kan. 
tour,  toor,  not  towr.     So  tour'ist. 
tournament,  t6or'n»-ment  or  tur'na-ment* 
tourney,  toor'm  or  tur'm. 
toward,  to'urd,  not  to-wa'vrd'. 
trachea,  tra'ke-a  or  tra-ke'a, 
tragacanth,  trag'a-kanth,  no?  traj'a-kanth. 
tranquil,  trang'kwil,  not  tran  kwil. 
transact,  trans-akt',  not  Irani. -akt'. 
transferable,  trans-fer'a-bl,  no,  trans-fer'a-h). 
^transferrence,  trans-fer'rence,  not  trans-fer'renoe- 


al«,  eat,  Ice,  old,  une,  ooze,'gdbd,  :1ii«1.  €nd,  III,  ftn, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  91 

transferable,  trans-fer'ri-bl,  not  trans-fer'ri-bl. 
transition,  tran-sizh'un,  not  traus-ish'un. 
y  transmigrate,  trans' mi-grat,  not  trans-mi'grat. 
transparent,  trans-pdr'ent,  not  trans-pa' rent. 
trapezium,  tra-pe'zl-um  or  tra-pe'zhi-um. 
trapezoid,  trap'e-zoid  or  trap-e-zoid'. 
travel,  trav'el,  not  trav'l. 
traveller,  trav'el-ler,  not  trav'ler. 
treatise,  tret'iz  or  tret'is. 
treble,  treb'l,  not  trib'l  nor  thrib'l. 
tremendous,   tre-rnen'dus,    not   tre-mend'yoo-ua 

nor  tre-men'jus. 
tremor,  tre'mur  or  trem\ir. 
tribunal,  tri-bu'nal,  not  tri-bu'nal. 
tribune,  trib'un,  not  tri'bun. 
trilobite,  tri'lo-blt  not  tril'o-bit 
trio,  tri'o  or  tre'o. 

-c-tripartite,  trip'ar-tit  not  tri-par'tit. 
triphthong,4  trip' thong  or  trifthong. 
trisyllable,  tri-sil'la-bl,  or  tris'il-la-bl. 
triune,  tri'iin,  not  tri'oon. 
trivial,  triv'i-al,  not  triv'yal. 
troche,  tro'ke,  not  trok  nor  tro'che. 
troll  (a  fabled  dwarf),  troll,  not  troll. 
trombone,   trom'bon    (Italian   trom-bo'na),    nov 

trom-bon'. 

trophy,  troTT,  not  trofi. 
troth,4  troth,  not  troth. 

flp,  arm,  f&re,  <>\v-l,  </<-en,  th-in,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


92  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.. 

trough,4  trof,  not  trawf  nor  trawth. 
trow,  tro,  not  trow. 
truculent,  trob'ku-lent,  not  truk'u-lent. 
true,  trod,  not  tru. 
s  truffle,  trob'fl,  not  trufl. 

truths,  trooths,  not  trobthz. 
x'tryst,  trist)  not  trist.    So  tryst'ing-place. 
tube,  tub,  not  toob. 
tuberose,  tub'roz  or  tu'ber-os. 
Tuesday,  tuz'di,  not  tobz'dl 
tulip,  tii'lip,  not  too'lip. 
tumor,  tu'mur,  not  too'mur. 
tumult,  tii'mult,  not  tob'mult 
tune,  tun,  not  toon. 
turbine,  tur'bm,  not  tur'bin. 
turquoise,  tur-koiz'  or  tur-kez'. 
twopence,  too'pence,  colloquially,  tup'ence. 
typhus,  ti'fus,  not  ti'pus. 
typographical,   tip-o-graf'ik-al   or  ti-po-grafik. 

al.     So  typog'ra-phy,  typog'ra-pher. 
tyrannic,  ti-ran'nik,  not  ti-ran'nik.  . 


u. 

ultimatum,  ul-ti-ma'tum,  not  ul-ti-ma'tum. 
umbrageous,  um-bra'jus  or  um-bra'je-us. 
umbrella,  um-brel'la,  not  um-bril'la  nor  um-ber- 
el'a  nor  um-ber-el'. 

alu,  eat,  Ice,  old,  us«,  6<>ze,  good,  ftiid.  t-ml.  111,  fin, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  93 

uncouth,  un-kooth',  not  un-koo$'. 
unctuous,  unkt'yoo-us,  not  unk'shus. 
underneath,  un-der-nei/i',  not  un-der-neth'. 
undersigned,  un-der-slnd',  not  un'der-sind. 
unerring,  un-er'riug  or  un-er'ring. 
unguent,  ung'gwent,  not  un'gwent. 
unguentum,  ung-gwen'tum,  not  an-gwin'tum. 
unison,  yoo'ni-sun,  not  yoo'm-zun. 
unscathed,  un-skatht'  or  un-skatf&d'. 
-Uranus,  u'ra-nus,  not  u-ra'nus. 
ureter,  u're-ter  or  u-re'ter. 
usage,  yoo'zij,  not  yoo'sij. 
usufruct,  u'zu-frukt,  not  u'su-frukt. 
usurious,  yoo-zhoo'ri-  us  or  yoo-zu'ri-us. 
usurp,  u-zurp',  not  u-surp'.     So  u-sur-pa'tiou- 
uterine,  u'ter-m  or  u'ter-m. 
uxorious,  ugz-o'ri-us,  not  uks-o'ri-us. 

V. 

vaccinate,  vak'si-nat,  not  vas'-si-nat.    So  raa 

ci-na'tion. 

vaccine,  vak'sln  or  vak'sm. 
vagary,  va-ga'ri,  not  va'ga-ri. 
valet,  val'et  or  val'a. 
valise,  va-les'  or  va-lez'. 
valuable,  val'u-a-bl,  not  val'yu-bl. 
variegated,  va'ri-e-gat-ed,  not  va-d'e-gat"ed. 

tip,  arm,  fire,  ow-lj  tli-en,  t li-iii,  geti  ch-op,  E  -*w 


94  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

varioloid,  va'ri-o-loid,  not  var'I-o-loid  nor  var'i- 

loid. 

vase,  vas  or  vaz. 

vaticinal,  va-tis'i-nal,  not  vat-i-si'nal. 
vaunt,  vawnt  or  vant. 
vehement,  ve'he-ment,  not  ve-he' merit.    So  ve'- 

he-mence. 

velvet,  vel'vet,  not  vel'vit 
vendue,  ven-du',  not  van-doo'. 
venial,  ve'ni-al,  not  ven'yal. 
venison,  ven'i-zn  or  ven'zn. 
verbose,  ver-bos',  not  ver-boz'. 
verdigris,  ver'di-gres,  not  ver'di-gris. 
vermicelli,  ver-mi-chel'li  or  ver-mi-sel'li.  x 
vertigo,  ver'ti-go,  pedantically,  ver-ti'go  or  Ter- 

te'go. 

vesicatory,  ves'i-ka-to-ri  or  vfe-sik'a-to-ri. 
vessel,  ves'sel,  not  ves'L 
veterinary,  vet'er-e-na-ri,  not  vet'ri-nur-I. 
vibratory,  vi'bra-to-ri,  not  vib'ra-to-ri. 
vicar,  vik'ar,  not  vi'kar. 
vicinity,  vi-sin'i-ti,  not  vl-sin'i-ti. 
victory,  vik'to-ri,  not  vik'tri. 
vignette,  vin-yet',  not  vin-et'. 
vigorous,  vig'o-rus,  not  vig'rus. 
villain,  vil'lin,  not  vil'un. 
vindicative,  vin'di-ka-tiv,  not  "in-dik'a-tiv.     So 

vin'di-ca-to-ry. 

Hie,  cat,  Ice,  Old,  use,  ooze,  goort,  &nd,  £nd,  HI,  on, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  95 

vineyard,  vin'yard,  not  vln'yard. 

violent,  vi'o-lent,  not  voi'lent.     So  vi'o-lence. 

violet,  vi'o-let,  not  voi'let. 

violoncello,  ve-o-lon-chel'lo  or  ve-o-lon-sel'lo. 

virago,  vT-ra'go  or  vi-ra'jyo,  not  vi-ra'go. 

virile,  vi'rtl  or  vir'il.     So  viril'ity. 

viscount,  vi'kownt,  not  vis'kownt. 

visor,  viz'ur,  not  vrzur. 

vitiate,  vish'I-at,  not  vish'at. 

vitriol,  vit'ri-ul,  not  vit'rul. 

vituperate,  vi-tu'per-at  or  vi-tu'per-at. 

vivacious^  vT-va'shus  or  vi-va'shus.     So  vlvac'. 

ity. 

vizier,  viz'ycr  or  vi-zer',  not  viz'yer. 
vocable,  vo'ka-bl,  not  vok'a-bl. 
vocule,  vok'ul  or  vok'ul. 
volatile,  vol'a-tfl,  not  vol'a-til. 
volume,  vol'yurn  or  vol'yoom. 
volute,  vo-lut',  not  vol'ut. 
voyage,  voi'ej,  colloquially ,  voij. 
vulpine,  vul'pm,  not  vul'pin. 


w. 

wainscot,  wfm'skot,  colloquially,  wen'skut. 
waistcoat,  wfist'kot,  colloquially,  wes'kut. 
walnut,  wawl'rvjt  or  w^'nut. 
w^alrus,  wawl'rus  or  wol'rus. 

up,  arm,  f&re,  ow-1,  tii-en,  tli-ln,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


98  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

wampum,  wawm'pum  or  wom'pum. 

wan,  won,  not  wan. 

wandering,  won'der-ing,  not  won'dring. 

want,  wawnt  or  wont. 

warrant,  wor'rant,  not  wawr'ant, 

warrior,  wawr'yur  or  wor'ri-ur. 

was,  woz,  not  wuz. 

wassail,  wos'sil,  not  was'sal. 

water,  waw'tcr,  not  wot'er. 
!  weapon,  wep'un  or  wep'n. 

weary,  we'ri  or  wer'i. 

weasand,  we'zand  or  we'znd, 

well,  wel,  not  wal. 

wept,  wept,  not  wep. 

were,  wer,  not  waur. 

westward,  west'ward,  not  west'urd. 

wharf,  hworf,  not  worf. 

what,  hwot,  not  wot. 
-  where,  hwar,  not  waur. 

wherefore,  hwar'for,  not  hwer'for. 

whereof,  hwar-of  or  hwar-ov'. 

wherewith,  hwar-with'  or  hwa 

v/hether,  hwe<7i'er,  not  weth'er. 

which,  hwich,  not  wich. 

while,  hwil,  not  wll. 

whinny,  hwin'm,  not  win'm. 

whisk,  liwisk,  not  wisk. 

whiskey,  hwisk'T,  not  wis'kT. 


ale,  eat-  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  and,  end,  111,  ftn, 


PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK.  97 

whistle,  hwis'l,  not  hwis'tl  nor  wis'L 

white,  hwlt,  not  wit 

•whither,  hwitft'er,  not  with'er. 

whole,  hoi,  not  huh    So  •whole 'sale,  whole'- 

some. 
whooping-cough,   hoop'ing-kof,   not  hoop'ing- 

kof. 

•whorl,  liworl  or  hwurl. 
whortleberry,  hwur'tl-ber-rl,  not  hwor'tl-ber-ri. 

Commonly    spelled   and   pronounced    huck'le- 

ber-ry,  huk'1-ber-ri. 
why,  hwf,  not  wT. 

wife  8  (possessive  case),  Wlfs,  not  W1VZ. 

wigwam,  wig'wawm  or  wig' worn, 
window,  win'do,  not  win'der. 
windpipe,  wind'pip  or  wmd'pip. 
windrow,  win'ro  or  wind'ro. 
\vindward,  wind'ward,  not  wmd'urd. 
wiseacre,  wiz'a-ker,  not  wiz-a'ker. 
with,  \\-\th,   not   with.      So    withdraw',   with- 
hold', &c. 

withe,  with,  not  vnth. 
w^on't,  wont,  not  wunt. 
worse,  wurs,  not  wus. 
worship,  wur'ship,  not  wush'ip. 
worst,  wnrst,  not  wust. 
worsted,  woors'ted  or  woos'ted. 
•worth,  wurth,  not  wuth. 

up,  arm,  fire,  ow-I,  t It-en,  th-In,  get,  ch-op,  h-er. 


98  PRONOUNCING  HANDBOOK. 

1  •worthy,  wur'/Ai,  not  wuth'i. 

•wound  (noun  and  verb),  WOOnd  Or  WOWnd. 

.    •Wrath,  rath  or  rawth.     So  wrath'fuL 

•wreath  (noun),  reth,   not    reth;  •wreaths    (*.pi.\ 

^ethz,  not  reths. 

wrestle,  res'l,  not  res'tl  nor  ras'l. 
.  wristband,  rist'band,  colloquially,  riz'band. 
"*  wrong,4  rong,  not  rawng. 
wroth,4  rawth  or  rotlv 

X. 

xylographic,  zi-lo-graf'ik,  not  zfl-o-graf'ik.     So 

xy-log'ra-pher,  xy'lo-graph. 
xiphoid,  zif'oid,  not  zi'foid. 

Y. 

yacht,  yot,  not  yat. 

yea,  ya;  yc  is  obsolete. 

yellow,  yel'lo,  not  yel'ler  nor  yal'lo. 

yes,  yes,  not  yls  nor  yaas  nor  ye. 

yesterday,  yes'ter-da,  not  yis'ter-da. 

yet,  yet,  not  yit. 

yolk,  yok  or  yolk. 

you,3  yoo,  not  yloo  nor  yu. 

yonder,  yon'der,  not  yen'der  nor  yun'der. 

yourself,  yoor-self",  not  yer-self . 

youths,  youths,  not  ycbthz. 

ul«,  eat,  Ice,  old,  use,  ooze,  good,  And,  did,  HI,  on, 


PRO..  BUNGING  HANDBOOK.  99 


z. 

zealot,  zel'ut,  not  zel'uL 

zenith,  ze'nith,  not  zen'ith. 

zoology,  zo-ol'o-jT,  not  zoo-ol'o-jT  nor  zoo'lo-jT. 

zoological,  zo-o-loj'I-kal,  not  zoo-o-loj't-kal. 

zouave,  zoo-iiv'  or  zwi^  ,iot  zoo-av'.    ' 


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be  of  inestimable  benefit  to  the  careless  reader  or  speaker  who  has  a 
desire  to  correct  bad  habits.  It  is  a  har.dy  liule  book  to  pick  up  and 
study  one's  pet  "  slip  of  the  tongue,"  or  favorite  mode  of  "  tipping  " 
the  parts  of  speech,  to  the  damage  of  the  English  language. 

The  Tribulations  of  a  Frenchman. 


BROKEN     ENGLISH. 

A  Frenchman's  Struggles  with  the  English  Language.  Amusing 
as  a  narrative,  instructive  as  a  handbook  of  Fiench  conversation. 
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system  of  teaching  French."  Cloth,  50c. ;  cheap  edition,  paper,  30c. 

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"Broken  English;  cr,  the  Mistakes,  Trials,  and  Tribulations  of  a 
Frenchman  while  wrestling  with  the  English  Tongue."  After  listen, 
ing  to  his  story  of  how  he  went  to  the  theatr  5  expecting  to  see  Laura 
Keene  appear  in  two  pieces,  supported  by  h'  t  husband ;  how  he  told 
some  of  his  mishaps  over  and  over  again,  I  >cause  his  hearers  kept 
saying  "  Do  tell,"  "  I  want  to  know,"  etc. ;  1'Jw  he  said,  "  kicked  the 
bucket,"  and  used  other  expressions  of  t  like  nature,  supposing 
them  to  be  the  most  polite  forms  of  speech;  tvbat  a  struggle  he  had 
with  certain  little  words  to  find  out  how  V  say  broken  off,  broken 
up,  broken  out,  broken  down,  broken  in,  t*c. ;  and  how  he  made 
other  mistakes  almost  without  number,  —  rr  my  a  person  expressed 
the  hope  the  Professor  would  have  the  lectUi  t  put  in  some  permanent 
form,  that  it  might  not  be  forgotten. 

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for  two  or  three  mouths,  become  so  expert  as  to  report  a  lecture  verbatim. 
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presenting  phonography ;  they  all  are  thoroughly  practical,  and  must,  of 
necessity,  lead  to  better  practical  results  than  the  analytic  methods  usu- 
ally pursued.  I  hope  Mr.  Allen's  methods  will  bring  into  more  general 
use  the  phonographic  style  of  shorthand. 
From  R.  M.  PULSIFEB,  of  R.  M.  PULSIFER  A  Co.,  Proprietors  of  the 

"Botlon  Mfrald." 

3E  "HERALD,"  BOSTON,  Aug.  17,1381. 

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•JB.  C.  STICKNET. 
549  TniRtt  STREET,  BOSTON. 

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and  sixty-five  words  per  minute.  I  find  no  difficulty  in  taking  down 
sermons,  speeches,  lectures,  etc.,  verbatim.  THOMAS  F.  MAcKEY. 

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reporting.  MINSTIE  E.  CONLAN. 

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AUTHOR  OF 

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paired. He  has  all  the  charms  of  Montaigne  without  his 
egotism."—  Minneapolis  Press. 

The  following  from  the  author's  Preface  shows  the  purpose 
of  this  volume:  — 

"  The  first  of  these  two  chapters  appeared  long  since  In  the 
Atlantic  Monthly,  and  was  afterwards  included  in  the  author's 
volume  entitled  'Atlantic  Essays.'  Teachers  have  several 
times  urged  that  it  should  be  reprinted  as  a  little  manual  of 
literary  composition;  and  1  have  indeed  seen  it  used  for  that 
purpose  in  a  college  class-room.  Now  that  similiar  sugges- 
tions are  beginning  to  come  in  respecting  the  other  brief  essay, 
'  Hints  on  Speech-making.'  it  has  seemed  well  to  present  the 
fr— T  together  in  a  small  volume,  The  last-named  paper  ap 
peared  first  in  'Harper's  Magazine*  and  it  is  here  reprinted 
with  the  consent  of  the  publisher*." 


MOST  RIDICULOUS  MISTAKES"  AVOIDED. 


SYNONYMS  DISCRIMINATED 

BT 

RICHARD    WHATELY,    D.  D., 

Archbishop  of  Dublin. 
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to  gain  m  >re  p-ecision  in  the  use  of  our  language.  In  com- 
piling this  vfilnb'e  work,  the  accomplished  author  has  de- 
parted from  the  customary  methods,  and  has  not  contented  him- 
t-elf  with  givi  g  merely  the  apparent  synonyms  in  the  lan- 
guage, but  elaborates  on  the  nice  distinction  in  the  meaning 
of  common  words,  usually  considered  synonymous  terms.  In 
this  feature  consists  the  especial  importance  of  Dr.  Whately's 
Tolume. 

"  Words  apparently  synonymous  —  and  really  so  in  the 
great  majority  of  instances  —  have  nevertheless  each  an  ap- 
propriate meaning,  which  on  certain  occasions  is  made  to 
appear.  The  propriety  ofmcaniug  is  known,  a  priori,  by  the 
scholar  who  is  acquainted  wiih  theetymo'ogy  of  the  word,  but 
the  person  who  has  collected  its  meaning  only  from  its  use  is 
ever  liable  to  mistakes  and  the  mosr  ridiculous  mistakes;  be- 
cause perhaps  in  his  experience,  it  has  never  been  used  in  such 
t  /nanner  as  to  demonstrate  its  peculiar  signification."  To 
•nch  this  book  by  a  distinguished  author  will  prove  iuva.uable. 


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